KING DUCK, 



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NATATORES. 



ANATIDJE. 



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THE KING DUCK. 



Anas spectabilis, King Duck, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. ii. p. 246. 



,, ,, Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



,, ,, Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 327. 



Somateria ,, King Eider, Flem. Brit. An. p. 120. 



,, ,, Selcy, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 343. 



,, Duck, Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 238. 



,, ,, Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. iv. 



Anas ,, Canard « (ete grise, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. p. 851. 



This species is very little inferior to the Eider Duck in 

 size, and also resembles it in its habits, but is much more 

 rare as a British bird ; indeed, there are but few instances 



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