THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 91 



160 Somateria dresseri Sharpe. 

 Eider. 



Adults.— 'Length, 20-26. Wing, 11-12. Besides the totally different bill, this 

 species differs from the King Eider in having the top of the head blaok, divided 

 posteriorly by the white of the neck ; by having white scapulars, and by lacking 

 the black V on the throat. 



Adult female and young male are similar to corresponding plumages of the 

 King Eider, but may easily be recognized by the shape of the bill and the 

 feathering at its base. 



Very rare winter visitant. 



TurnbuU (1869) says it "has been seen occasionally at Egg Har- 

 bor," and John Krider^ records ''four full-plumaged birds obtained 

 at Barnegat in the month of February." 



162 Somateria spectabilis (Linngeus). 

 ^ King Eider. 



Adult male. — Length, 23-24. Wing, 10.50-11.25. Head, blue-gray on top, 

 pale green on sides of face, black next to the swollen base of the bill, and a 

 black V on the throat ; whole neck and breast, cream color ; a white patch on 

 each side of the rump, and on the wing-coverts ; bill, back, abdomen, wings and 

 tail black. 



Adult female and young male in first tvinter. — Head and neck, grayish-buff, 

 finely speckled with black ; throat, unspotted ; sides and breast, t)rownish, with 

 black bars, or semi-circles on the feathers ; middle of abdomen, plain grayish- 

 brown ; above more coarsely barred with black and brown. 



Rare winter visitant. Wilson says it "is occasionally seen in winter 

 as far South as the Capes of Delaware," and TurnbuU (1869), that 

 "it has been observed at Egg Harbor during severe winters, the speci- 

 mens obtained being generally young birds." Krider- records two 

 taken at Egg Harbor and one at Tuckerton. 



The only recent record that I know of is one obtained l)y Mr. L. I. 

 Smith,^ December 4th, 1900, on the Delaware, below Philadelphia. It 

 is of regular occurrence on Long Island. 



^ Field Notes, p. 76. 

 - Field Notes, p. 76. 

 ' Cassinia, 1901, p. 47. 



