4o6 TRAVELS OF A NATURALIST 



B 2. Wigeon. — Down large, darker brown than Pintail's, 



pale centres, with long and conspicuous white tips. 



Eggs about 2^ inches long, pale cream colour 



generally, with raised ridges visible on some 



portion of the shell. (I had observed two before 



in Scotland.) 



C 



C 1. Black Scoter. — Down medium size, darkish brown 

 (darker than Pintail's, Hghter than AVigeon's), centres 

 pale but conspicuous. 



Eggs over 2J inches long, pale cream colour. 

 C 2. Velvet Scoter. — Down darker than either Pintail's 

 or Wigeon's, centres less conspicuous than Black 

 Scoter's. 



Eggs large, about 3 inches long, cream. 

 G 3. Scaup. — Down large, dark brown with not very con- 

 spicuous pale centre, about the same as Velvet Scoter. 

 Eggs full 2^ inches long, olive-grey. 

 Down darker than Velvet Scoter's. 



D 



D 1. Long-tailed Duck. — Down small, darkish brown with 

 pale centre. 



Eggs fully 2 inches long, pale greenish-brown. 

 D 2. Shoveller. — Down small, dark brown, with pale 

 centre, darker than Long-tailed Duck's. 

 Eggs about 2g^ inches long, greenish-grey. 

 D 5. TeaL — Down small, very dark brown with pale 

 centre. 



Eggs about IJ inches long, generally pale cream 

 colour, sometimes pale greenish-grey. 



This afternoon the steamer went up to Kuja, and we 

 sent one of our men — Little Feodor — to buy the Swan's 

 head at Mikitza (or Mokutza), with full instructions, and 

 he seemed thoroughly to understand them all. 



