SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA. 563 
SOMATERIA MOLLISSIMA (Linneus). 
EIDER. 
§ 5632. Zwo.—From Mr. Chapman, of York, 1843. 
§ 5633. Zwo.—Islet off Scalloway, Shetland, 22 June, 1849. 
“ J.*W.. apse.” 
I found the nest in one of the little islands off Scalloway—either 
Papa, Oxna, or one of the chain of islands. These two specimens 
were very hard sat on. A third which I found under water at the 
edge of a pool was fresh. I have parted with it. 
§ 5634. Three.—Kirkeboe, Strémée, Ferée, 2 July, 1849. 
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On our return from Sands, we visited an island devoted to Eider- 
Ducks. There are on it little stone buildings in which they breed. 
In leaving the nest they always soil it. Great Black-backed Gulls 
rob the eggs—one or two always prowling about. The quantity of 
down obtained is small. I took three or four eggs by permission. 
It is not lawful to kill the birds. We saw the males about in great 
flocks, especially in the channel between Strémée and (Msterée. 
§ 5635. Zwo.—Naalsce, Faeroe, 9 July, 1849. 
Here a few birds breed, tame as it were, in nests placed for them 
about the houses, and they do not fly away even when you are very 
close to them, looking into their nests. 
§ 5636. One.—Tindholm, Vaagie, Ferée, 9 July, 1849. 
66 We” 
All these eggs [$§ 5634-5636] fresh. We could not see or hear of 
the King-Duck in sumnier in FeerGe. 
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