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is bluish grey with a whitish nail, the legs and feet being of the same colour. 
The male has the crown of the head white with some black bars on the sides 
of the breast. The female has the crown of the head chestnut and has no bars 
on the sides of the breast. They are excellent flyers and very silent on the wing. 
They swim and dive splendidly and are active restless birds, being extremely 
rapid in their movements and feeding entirely under water. Male—Length, 
374 inches; wing, 8 inches; tail, 3| inches. Female—Length 16 inches; 
wing, 7± inches ; tail, 3± inches. Bill, legs and feet, bluish grey ; irides, red; 
weight, If lbs. 
THE WOODCOCK. 
Scoiopax Rusticola. Native names: Sim teetur , Tutatur , Hind.; Chamun , 
Kangra; Chinjarol , Chamba; Sham teetur , Sham pookra , Kumaon ; Kangtruk, 
Manipur; Belatee chaha , Beng. and Chittagong. 
Habitat —The hills in summer, the plains in winter. 
Description .—Too well known to need any, while the plumage is too varie¬ 
gated to admit of minute description. But it may be noted that the bill is straight, 
the terminal half being pitted. The primaries are notched with rufous on the 
