. Birds. Birds. NJ5T11UM. 443' occurrence in India have been recorded. A male was obtained in the Calcutta bazaar by Blyth in 1844, another by Mr. Chill neai* Delhi in November 1879, a third by Mr. E. James in Sind, and a fourth, probably of this species, by Col. McMaster in the Northern Circars. The bird is also said to have been seen, or its peculiar loud clucking note heard, in other places, but specimens have not been kept for comparison. 1597. Nettium crecca. The Common Teal. Anas crecca, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 204; Bfyth, Birds Burm. p. 166 Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 1083 ; Scully, Ibis, 1881
. Birds. Birds. NJ5T11UM. 443' occurrence in India have been recorded. A male was obtained in the Calcutta bazaar by Blyth in 1844, another by Mr. Chill neai* Delhi in November 1879, a third by Mr. E. James in Sind, and a fourth, probably of this species, by Col. McMaster in the Northern Circars. The bird is also said to have been seen, or its peculiar loud clucking note heard, in other places, but specimens have not been kept for comparison. 1597. Nettium crecca. The Common Teal. Anas crecca, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 204; Bfyth, Birds Burm. p. 166 Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 1083 ; Scully, Ibis, 1881, p. 593. Querquedula crecca, Blyth, Cat. p. 305; Jerdon, B. I. iii, p. 806;, Stoliczka, J. A. S. B. xli, pt. 2, p. 255 ; Hume Sr Senders. Lah. to Yark. p. 297; Hume, S. F. i, p. 262; Adam, ibid. p. 402; Butler, S. F, iv, p. 30; v, p. 234; Hume 8r Bait. S. F. vi, p. 489 ; Anders. Yunnan Fxped., Aves, p. 700; Davids. Sr Wend. 8. F. vii, p. 93; Ball, ibid. p. 232; Hume, ibid. p. 494; id. Cat. no. 964;. Scully,'S. F. viii, p. 363; Hume ^ Marsh. Game B. iii, p. 206, pi.;. Biddulph, Ibis, 1881, p. 100 ; Sioinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 124; Vidal, S. F. ix, p. 93; Butler, ibid. p. 438; Ileid, S. F. x, p. 83 ; Davison, ibid. p. 418 ; C. J. W. Taylor, ibid. p. 467 ; Oates, B. B. ii, p. 285;. Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 409; Hume, S. F. xi, p. 346. Nettion crecca, Kaup, Nafilrl, Syst. p. 95 (1829) ; Sakadori, Cat. B. M. xxvii, p. 243. Chota Murghdbi, Kerra, Lohya Kerra, Putari, Souehuruka, H.; Naroib, Tulsiabigri, Beng.; Baigilagairi, Nepal; Kardo, Sind; Killowai, Tam.; Sorlai-haki, Fig. 114.—Head of N. crecca. ^. Coloration. Male. Head and upper neck chestnut: a broai metallic-green band on each side running back from the eye, a buff line from the side of the chin passing in front of the lores- and thence back to the eye, where it divides, and one branch runs above the green band, the other below ; chin and a narrow band in front of the loral bufE line black or blackish brown ; lower neck a
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