. Game, shore, and water birds of India . Munchur Lake. leaden. Bill blue, black tip. Crown yellow. Neck chestnut. Specu-lum green, bounded above and below with black.—Female speckled. 118 aatatim:. Genus QUERQUEDULA. Querquedula, a kind of Duck mentioned by Varro and Columella; perhaps fromKepKovpos = a light vessel used by the Cyprians, or from KepKaipco = I ring. ProfessorSkeat says the name is from an onomatopoeic base, querq or kark, significative of anyloud noise. According to O. Midlers conjecture, from the Greek KepKovpos. Hencethe French cercelle. Bill moderate, of unifor
. Game, shore, and water birds of India . Munchur Lake. leaden. Bill blue, black tip. Crown yellow. Neck chestnut. Specu-lum green, bounded above and below with black.—Female speckled. 118 aatatim:. Genus QUERQUEDULA. Querquedula, a kind of Duck mentioned by Varro and Columella; perhaps fromKepKovpos = a light vessel used by the Cyprians, or from KepKaipco = I ring. ProfessorSkeat says the name is from an onomatopoeic base, querq or kark, significative of anyloud noise. According to O. Midlers conjecture, from the Greek KepKovpos. Hencethe French cercelle. Bill moderate, of uniform width, slightly raised at base. Lamellaenot apparent. Nail small, tip obtuse. 964. Querquedula crecca. The Common Teal. Crecca, probably from its note. Cf. Crex, q. v., and the German Kriech-E/ite; oldEnglish Cracker = Pintail. Moorghabi, India; Kerra, N. W. P.; Naroib, Bengal; Baiji-lagairi, Nepal;Kardo, Sind; Killowai, Madras; Sorlai haki, Mysore; Churaka, Cabul; Alah-bash, Kurak-avirdak, Yarkand. S 141 to 16; 10 to 15 oz. ? 13i to
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