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Is certainly commoner than any of the diving ducks in 

 Scandinavia, and breeds (never, that I could find,, on the 

 ground, but always in holes of trees, or tubs set up for the 

 purpose) from North Wermland up to the North Cape. The 

 egg varies much in colour and size ; generally larger and 

 thicker than that of the common wild duck, of a pure blue- 

 ish green colour ; very handsome when fresh. 



273. CLANGULA BAKOWI, Kich. Barrow's Dyk And. F. 



Precisely resembles the last, but is rather larger 

 The wing speculum is divided by a black band ; the 

 nail occupies two-thirds of the point of the beak, and the 

 spot on the side of the head in the male is larger and 

 in the form of a crescent. The female resembles the 

 female of the last, but the beak, as in the male, is nar- 

 rower and shorter. 



Is common in Iceland, and has once been killed in East 

 Finland. Figured by Dr. Bree as the " Arctic garrot." 



274. CLANGULA (SOMATEEIA ?) DISPAE, Yarr. Alforradare. 



Steller's Western Duck. D. F. 

 Nilsson places this species here, but I do not think 

 it belongs to this group. Nail occupies the whole of 

 the beak point ; nostrils nearer the root than the tip ; 

 tarsus 1 in. 31.; a white streak behind, and a large 

 white spot in front of the blue-black speculum. About 

 as large as the long-tailed duck, but the tail is only 

 3 1 in. long, although sharp pointed ; head bushy in the 

 male; white, with a green spot on the top, and a 

 smaller one in front of the eye ; chin black ; a black 

 ring round the neck ; back black ; belly and under 

 rump black ; breast, and all the rest of the under parts, 

 light chestnut brown ; scapulars long and fine black, 

 blue, and white. In the female the head is dark brown; 

 back and shoulders rusty black-brown ; breast red- 

 brown ; wings black- grey, with a white streak on each 

 side of the blue speculum. 



Only accidental in the other parts of Scandinavia, but 

 appears to remain during the whole year off Waranger Fjord, 



