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ward, and during winter it visited the coast of New Eng- 

 land ; as far south also as Long Island and New Jersey. 



Steller Eider: 



"Polysticta stelleri," winters abundantly on the Near 

 Islands and as far north as Unalaska, the Shumagins, and 

 the Kenai Peninsula. 



Spectacled Eider: 



Winter records are few for this species, "Arctonetta 

 fischeri," but it is probable that the Aleutian chain consti- 

 tutes the main winter residence. 



Northern Eider: 



"Somateria mollissima boreal is," or northern eider, 

 ranges in winter from southern Greenland and northern 

 Hudson Bay south on the Atlantic coast as far as Massa- 

 chusetts. 



American Eider: 



"Somateria dresseri," or American Eider, winters as 

 far north as Newfoundland; is common in the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence, and not uncommon as far south as the coast of 

 Massachusetts, while in the interior it occurs on the Great 

 Lakes and neighboring regions. 



Pacific Eider: 



"Somateria v-nigra," or Pacific eider, appears to 

 spend the winter, generally speaking in the vicinity of the 

 Aleutians. 



King Eider: 



This duck breeds in the Arctic regions, and winters as 

 far north as open water may be found, at least north t<> 

 southern Greenland, being common in the Gulf of St. Law- 



