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resorts also to Iceland, for the purpose of breeding. 
The nest is formed of grass and other vegetable 
matter, mixed and lined with a quantity of its own 
down. The eggs, about six in number, are of a 
pale buff, tinged with green. 
HUCK; SURE SCOTER: 
ANAS PERSPICILLATA, Lin. 
A very few instances are recorded of this species 
having been taken in Great Britain. It occurs 
occasionally on the coasts of Europe, and is abun- 
dant in winter on the eastern shores of America. 
The nest has been found in Labrador, North 
America, a short distance from the sea coast, by 
the side of a fresh water marsh, and placed among 
the tall leaves of a bunch of grass. It was entirely 
composed of withered and rotten weeds, and 
formed into a well-rounded cavity, about six inches 
in circumference, lined with a quantity of down, 
and containing five eggs of a pale yellow colour. 
DUCK, VELVET SCOTER. 
Anas Fusca, Lin. 
This species, which is most abundant on the 
eastern coasts of Scotland, makes its appearance 
