COMMON SCOTER. Fuligula nigra. 



Common winter visitor. Breeds in Iceland, and in the Arctic Regions 

 of Europe and West Siberia. Wanders southwards in winter, but not as 

 far as the Tropics. 



VELVET SCOTER. Fuligula fusca. 



Frequent winter visitor. Breeds in the Arctic Regions of Europe, and 



probably of West Siberia. Wanders southwards in winter, but not as far 

 as the Tropics. 



SURF-SCOTER. Fuligula perspicillata. 



Rare winter visitor. Breeds in arctic and subarctic America, wandering 

 southwards in winter, sometimes as far as the Tropics. 



COMMON EIDER. Somateria mollissima. 



Winter visitor, many remaining to breed on islands off the coasts of 

 Scotland and North England. Breeds on the arctic and subarctic coasts 

 on both shores o£ the Atlantic, as well as on the intermediate islands. 



KINGr EIDER. Somateria spectabilis. 



Rare visitor, principally in winter. Circumpolar species, breeding on 

 the coasts of the Arctic Regions, and rarely wandering further south in 

 winter. 



STELLER'S EIDER. Somateria stelleri. 



Accidental visitor ; two British records (Norfolk and Yorkshire). Breeds 

 on the arctic coasts of Europe and Asia, seldom wandering far in winter. 



