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ord : XV. Qgj^ Lxxxiii. Anas, u 



Palmi- 

 pedes. 



301 sp. * Anas fusca. Lin. The velvet Scoter. 

 Oidemia „ Flem. 



Nest. June-July, in the north of Europe, and in North America. 



Eggs. 5-6, " of a uniform pale cream-colouT, tinged with green." Audubon. 



301 r/ 



3015 



301c 



302 sp. t Anas nigra. Lin. The common Scoter. 

 Oidemia „ Flem. 



Nest, near the margin of lakes, among brushwood, in the North. 

 Eggs. 5-7, pale buff colour, tinged with green. 



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