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bill, black on the basal tubercule and nostrils ; margin of 

 upper mandible, also black; remainder, orange; legs and 

 feet, orange ; webs, blackish-brown. Length, about twenty- 

 two inches. The adult female is browner on the upper 

 parts ; underneath, greyish, streaked and spotted with 

 brown ; speculum, whitish ; a whitish spot on lores, and a 

 patch of whitish on auriculars. 



Surf Scoter. 



John JJu^CfiN 



The Surf Scoter {Fuligula pcrspicillata, Linnaeus) is a rare 

 straggler in autumn and winter to the British Isles, and 

 inhabits the Northern Nearctic Region. The adult male in 

 summer has the plumage velvety black, with a tinge of 

 brown on the throat; a broad white l)and between the 



