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THE GADWALL. 
Chaulelasmns Streperus. Native names : Mila, or Mailta , Elmar, Beykhur , 
Hind. ; Peeng harts, Beng.; Burd, Sind; Mail, Nepal and Behar. 
Habitat .—Found generally throughout India and is common in Bengal, 
Assam, Manipur and Arrakan. 
Description. —Male—crown and hinder part of the head, brown ; rest of the 
head and neck, almost white, streaked with dark brown ; upper breast, black ; 
lower breast, white; upper abdomen, white; lower ditto, crossed w T ith brown 
bars. Sides of the body, barred with brown and pale fulvous; under tail coverts, 
deep black ; mantle and back, dark brown, pencilled with white ; rump and 
upper tail coverts, black; tail feathers, ashy brown. Outer w r eb of primaries, 
blackish; inner web, drab; axillaries, white; speculum, brown, turning to black. 
Bill of uniform width throughout. Female—crown and bask of the head 
streaked with black and fulvous ; remainder of the head and neck, fulvous 
streaked with black. Breast, sides of the body and under tail coverts fulvous, 
spotted and streaked with brown ; belly, wdiite. Mantle, back, upper tail 
coverts, scapulars and rump black ; tail, brown. An excellent table bird; he 
gives good sport, is a quick riser, gets well away and flies faster than the mal¬ 
lard. Male—Length, 20 inches ; wing, 10^ inches; tail, 3J inches. Female— 
