102 Birds of Canada. 
fall and early winter it is occasionally shot 
near Toronto. Color, above, white ; beneath, 
black ; forehead and sides of the head, black. 
S. spectabtlis —The King Duck, or King Eider. 
This is a more northern species than the 
preceding. It is seldom seen in Ontario. Speci- 
mens are occasionally obtained in the Gulf of 
St. Lawrence. Length twenty-one and a-half 
inches. Body and wings, black ; throat, white ; 
top of head, bluish-ash ; sides of the head, 
sreen. 
Sub-Family ERISMATURIN. 
Evismatura rubida—The Ruddy Duck; 
Dipper. 
The Ruddy Duck is a spring and fall visitor. 
Length, sixteen inches; color, chestnut-red 
above ; grayish-white below ; top of head, black. 
Visits Canada during the fall migrations. 
E.. dominica—The Black Masked Duck. 
This species is an accidental visitor in Canada. 
Its habitat is Labrador, the Lower St. Lawrence, 
and Lake Champlain. 
