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primaries, white or pale grey ; axillaries, white ; bill, narrower at the tip than 
at the base ; head fully crested. The female somewhat resembles the male, but 
the lower plumage from the bill to the tail is dull white or pale grey, and the sides 
of the body are brown, with the back and upper wing coverts and tail coverts, 
pale drab brown. It is a strong but heavy flyer and a rather slow riser ; a trou¬ 
blesome bird to shoot; a good diver an<1 haunter of deep water with weedy bot¬ 
tom. Male—Length, 21 inches ; wing, 10^ inches; tail, 3 inches. Female— 
Length, 20 inches ; wing, 10 inches ; tail, 2f inches. Bill of male, crimson with 
a pink nail; bill of female, blackish with tips and sides red. Irides, bright 
brown; legs, yellow to orange, with dark webs ; weight, 2f lbs. 
THE POCHARD. 
Nyroca ftrina. Native names : Boorar nur, Lalsir , Hind. ; Rutubah , Sind ; 
Cheoon, Nepal ; Lallmurya , Beng.; Thordinguam , Manipur. 
Habitat .—A winter visitor to all parts of the Peninsula. 
Description. --Male—with the exception of a white chin spot, the whole 
head and neck is rich chestnut. Mantle, black; breast, dark slaty brown; 
