SCOTER 



COMMON SCOTER BLACK SCOTER. 

 PLATE CXCIV. FIGURE I. 



Anas nigra, .... PENNANT. MONTAGU. 

 (Edemia nigra, .... FLEMING. SELBY. 



THIS Duck breeds in several of the northern countries. 

 The nest is described as being placed by the side of 

 water in the most unfrequented situations, often far inland, 

 among brushwood, in the heather, or on stony ground ; and 

 made of grasses, twigs, and the dry leaves and stalks of 

 plants, under the shelter of a willow or birch, or in a dry 

 tuft of herbage, the down of the bird itself being made 

 use of for lining. 



After the female has laid, the male birds collect to- 

 gether in flocks, and repair to the coast. 



The eggs are from six to nine in number, of a pale 

 greyish-buff colour. 



