ANATID.E — FULiaULIN.E: SEA DUCKS. 



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Eider of Europe (S. moUissinm), seinidoinesticated in some places, so kmous for yielding the 

 prized down of commerce, which the parent plucks from her breast to cover the eggs; but the 

 common American Eider is of the following species {S. dresseri). I have not hitherto discrim- 

 inated this subspecies from moUissima proper in any edition of the Key ; the latest monographer 

 of the Anatida; finds no tangible distinction, and none was indicated in the A. 0. U. List of 1886. 



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Fio. G58. — Eider Ducks, ,",, nnt. size. (From Unlim. ) 



The present bird is Plnti/pus horenlis C. L. Hreiim, 1824; Somateria bunnU^ i'. L. Ukkiim, 

 Isis, 18M(), p. 9!»8, and Allkn, Auk, Apr. 189.3, p. 123: see Salvadoui. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxvii, IHiK"), p. 428. S- moUissinui borenlis A. K. Hkk.iim, 18()(); Hinc.w. Man. ISS7, p. KUt; 

 A. 0. U. List, 2d ed. 18!»r), No. |-.!»; Suppl. List, Auk. Jan. I8!t!>. p. KM. 

 S. dres'seri. (To H. E. Dres.ier of En-rland. Fig. (».")7.) .Amkkican Kii>kk I)rtK. 

 Dresskk'.s Eider. Ska Ditk 9 ani> Dijaki: ^. lii,ArK-ANi)-\ViiiTK Coot ^. Ixi.y.s 

 OF SnoALS Duck. Sqtam l)rt k. Wami* (^. Like tlio la.'<t ; phimage the same, more 



