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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. 



DUCK, SURF SCOTEE. 



ANAS PEESPICILLATA, 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 SCOTEE, 



ANAS PUSCA, Lin. 



This species, which is most abundant on the 

 eastern coasts of Scotland, makes its appearance 



