| One of the most widely distributed ducks in the world, the pintail is a medium-sized duck with slender, elegant body lines. |
| The movements of pintail, as just stated, are clearly regulated by the state of water in the marshes. |
| In fact, it reminded me of a pintail duck in the way its primaries, the ten outermost feathers of the wing, seemed to do all the flying. |
| The pintail flies well and rapidly, the wings making a peculiar and easily recognised swishing sound. |
| The pintail snipe are invariably the first to appear, but they visit only the eastern parts of Northern India. |
| Some ducks, such as mallard and pintail, will nest in grass and lush ground cover up to a kilometre or more away from the water body. |
