. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . ct Davis, ibid, vi, p. 489; BaU. ibid. vii. p. 232; , ibid, xii,p. 312; Hume, ibid, vii, p. 493; id. ibid, viii, p. 115: id. Cat. ; Scully, S. F. viii, p. 362 ; Hume ,( Game-B. iii, p. 189 ;Vulal, S. F. ix, p. 92 ; Butler, ibid. p. 438 ; Reid, ibid, x, p. 82 ; Gates,ibid. p. 245 ; id. B. of B. B. ii, p. 279 ; Barnes. B. of Bom. p. 407 ;Hume, xi, p. 345; Salvadori, Cat. B. 3/. xxvii, p. 270; Blanford,Avifauna B. I. iv, p. 447; Oatcs. Gamc-B. ii, p. 223 ; Stuart Baler,J. B. N. H. S., xii, p. 437 (1899) ; id. Indian Ducks,
. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . ct Davis, ibid, vi, p. 489; BaU. ibid. vii. p. 232; , ibid, xii,p. 312; Hume, ibid, vii, p. 493; id. ibid, viii, p. 115: id. Cat. ; Scully, S. F. viii, p. 362 ; Hume ,( Game-B. iii, p. 189 ;Vulal, S. F. ix, p. 92 ; Butler, ibid. p. 438 ; Reid, ibid, x, p. 82 ; Gates,ibid. p. 245 ; id. B. of B. B. ii, p. 279 ; Barnes. B. of Bom. p. 407 ;Hume, xi, p. 345; Salvadori, Cat. B. 3/. xxvii, p. 270; Blanford,Avifauna B. I. iv, p. 447; Oatcs. Gamc-B. ii, p. 223 ; Stuart Baler,J. B. N. H. S., xii, p. 437 (1899) ; id. Indian Ducks, p. 181 (1908);Wait, Spolia Zeylonica, x, pt. 39. p. 340 (1917); Logan-Hume,J. B. N. H. S. xix, p. 750 (1909) ; Magrath, ibid, xsi, p. 658 (1912). Description. Adult Male.—Whole head brown, varying from a ratherpale dingy to a ricli dark umber, glossy on the upper parts, with purple orcopper sheen more especially on the sides of the sinciput and nape; chinand throat sometimes rather paler than the upper parts ; nape almost black. -t-> < -^ S [- O 1 2 (D Q. n n UJ ra i? X Q I- ^s^l*-* liAFILA ACUTA 217 grading on the one hand into the rich brown of the head and on the otherinto tlie grey of the hind-neck; the grey formed by the most minutestipplings of brown and pale grey, gradually changing into more pronouncedstipplings and bars on the upper plumage, which retains the same colour;a white band on either side of the nape joining the white of the like the back ; upper tail coverts black, edged grey; neck and breastwhite; abdomen the same, but more or less stippled with grey on the lowerl)arts; flanks and sides like back. Longer scapulars velvety-black edgedwith silver-grey; shorter scapulars like the back, but often with darkcentres ; wing-coverts brownish-grey, the greater tipped with rufous-chestnut;secondaries forming the speculum Inonze-green, tipped white, sub-tippedblack, the feather next the speculum black, on the outer web narrowlytipped white and wit
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