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Description.—The one point by which the adult male can be distinguished 
from all other ducks is the head, which, with the hind neck and sides of the 
neck are rose pink, while the chin, throat and fore-neck are black, rhe fema e 
resembles the male, but the chin, throat and fore neck are pink and the head is 
brown It prefers dense reeds, is gregarious and wary, and is an mdiiterent 
bird for the table. Length, about 23 inches ; wing, 10 inches ; tail, 3* inches. 
Bill, pale red ; irides, red ; legs, slaty black ; weight, 2 lbs. 
THE RED-CRESTED POCHARD. 
Netta Rufina. Native names : Lai choonch , Lalsir f Hind. ; Rattoba, Sind ; 
Doomer (male), Sanwa (female), Nepal and Tirhoot; Heroo hans (male), Chobra 
hans (female), Beng. 
Habitat. _Largely distributed over India in the winter and very common 
in Bengal. . , , 
Description, —Male—forehead brown, and crest cinnamon; sides of the 
head, chin, throat and neck, rich red chestnut ; hind neck, black Mantle, sides 
of the breast and lower plumage, dark brown. Each side of the body has a large 
white patch. Rump and upper tail coverts, black; outer primaries, dark ; inner 
