. Game, shore, and water birds of India . 965. Querquedula circia. Querquedula angustirostris. The Marbled Teal. Legs brown. S 18|ff to 19; 1 lb. 5 oz. $ 17 to 171; 1 lb. 3 ozBill with blue spot above nail. Back grey-brown. Scapulars withyellowish spots.—Female: Eye-patch less conspicuous. (S. F. i. 262.) Scarcely a Querquedula. Querquedula gibberifrous. The Oceanic Teal. S 16 to 18; lib. ? 15 to 16; 12 oz. Legs plumbeous. Billgreenish. Eye set in white ring. Full short occipital crest. Brilliantlongitudinal metallic green wing-band. (H. & M. iii. 243.) BRANTA.—ATTHTA. 121 Subfamily Fuligulin^
. Game, shore, and water birds of India . 965. Querquedula circia. Querquedula angustirostris. The Marbled Teal. Legs brown. S 18|ff to 19; 1 lb. 5 oz. $ 17 to 171; 1 lb. 3 ozBill with blue spot above nail. Back grey-brown. Scapulars withyellowish spots.—Female: Eye-patch less conspicuous. (S. F. i. 262.) Scarcely a Querquedula. Querquedula gibberifrous. The Oceanic Teal. S 16 to 18; lib. ? 15 to 16; 12 oz. Legs plumbeous. Billgreenish. Eye set in white ring. Full short occipital crest. Brilliantlongitudinal metallic green wing-band. (H. & M. iii. 243.) BRANTA.—ATTHTA. 121 Subfamily Fuligulin^e. Diving Ducks. Stout heavy body. Coloured iu masses. Speculum less plain orwanting. Hind toe short and bordered. Feet large and webbed to thetoes. Genus BRANTA. Brenta, a mediaeval word (Branta in Gesner and Aldrovandus). Brent = burnt;probably from its generally cbarred appearance. Bill long; tip depressed, with rather large nail. Lamellae distant,large, and prominent. 967. Branta rufina. The Red-crested Pochard. Bufina, appar
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