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One, Leadenhall Market, Nov. 17, 1870 : Gurney, Zool., 

 1871, p. 2443. In the collection of Mr. J. H. Gurney. 



One (female), Maldon, Essex, 1875 : Field, Nov. 6 and 20, 

 and Dec. 11, 1875. Admitted to be a mistake. 



One, Orkney, March 1884: Buckley, p. 181. 



One young male, Hunstanton, Norfolk, Jan. 1888 : South- 

 well, Trans. Norf. Nat. Soc, v. p. 60 (1890). In the 

 Norwich Museum. 



Two others, Nov. 3 and 15, 1890 : torn, cit, p. 205. 



One, Achill Island, co. Mayo, Dec. 12, 1892: More, Irish 

 Nat, 1893, p. 177; Usshcr, "Birds of Ireland," p. 213. 



One, Fame Islands, Northumberland. In the collection 

 of Mr. R. W. Chase. 



One, Lerwick, Feb. 25, 1899. A male received by me in 

 the flesh. Measurements as above. Weight, 3 lbs. 

 14 oz. Exhibited at a meeting of the Linnean Society, 

 March 2, 1899. 



Obs. Bullock informed Col. Montagu that he had 

 found this Duck breeding in Papa Westra, one of 

 the Orkney islands, towards the latter end of June, 

 but the statement lacks confirmation. In Baikie 

 and Heddle's " Hist. Nat. Orcadensis " (1848) it is 

 stated (p. 78) to be a rare occasional visitant to 

 Orkney. See also Buckley, "Faun. Orkney," p. 181. 



STELLER'S EIDER. Somateria stdleri (Pallas). Length, 

 18 in. ; bill, 1*5 in. ; wing, 8-5 in. ; tarsus, 1-4 in. 



Hob. Northern Europe ; Northern and North-Eastern 

 Asia ; North- West America. 



One, Caister, near Yarmouth, Feb. 10, 1830 : Paget, 

 "Sketch of Nat. Hist. Yarm.," p. 11 ; Yarrell, Mag. 

 Nat. Hist, vol. iv. p. 117, figured; Trans. Norf. Nat. 

 Soc, iv. p. 427 ; Stevenson, " Birds of Norfolk," vol. iii. 

 p. 192. In the Norwich Museum. 



