PACIFIC EIDER, 



Somateria v-nigra Gray. 



The plumage of the adult male is extremely like that 

 of the two preceding species, though the bird is some- 

 what larger, with a broader and deeper bill. The black 

 of the crown extends forward in the white strip beneath 

 the forehead branch of the bill, but does not reach as far 

 forward as the nostril. In the male there is a large 

 V-shaped black mark on the throat, as in the king eider, 

 but in this species the V-shaped mark is longer and nar- 

 rower than in the king duck. The color of the bill is 

 deep orange, almost orange-red, fading toward the tip, 



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