VELVET SCOTER. 383 



HARLEQUIN DUCK. 



FULIGULA HISTRIONICA. 

 Genus Fuligula. 

 A very rare straggler. 



LONG-TAILED DUCK. 



FULIGULA GLACIALIS. 



Genus Fuligula. 



A bird of fairly frequent occurrence, most abundant 

 in the North. It is a bird of very handsome appear- 

 ance, and its plumage undergoes great variation. It 

 has been seen here in the summer, but is not known 

 to have bred in Britain. 



COMMON SCOTER. 



FULIGULA NIGRA. 



Genus Fuligula. 



Black Scoter— Black Duck — Black Diver. 



A common winter visitor to most parts of the coast. 

 It is said to occasionally breed in the north of Scot- 

 land. 



VELVET SCOTER. 



FULIGULA FUSCA. 



Genus Fuligula. 



Velvet Duck. 



A regular winter visitor, but much less common 

 than the preceding. More common on the east coast 

 of Scotland than in England. 



