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ANATID^E, 



NATATORES. 



ANAT1DJE. 



THE KING DUCK. 



Somateria spectabilis. 



Anas spectaUlis, King Duck, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. ii. p. 246. 



MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol ii. p. 327. 



Somateria King Eider, FLEM. Brit. An. p. 120. 



SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 343. 



Duck, JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 238. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe, pt. iv. 



Anas Canard a ttte grise, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. p. 851. 



THIS species is very little inferior to the Eider Duck in 

 size, and also resembles it in its habits, but is much more 

 rare as a British bird ; indeed, there are but few instances 

 recorded of its occurrence. Mr. Bullock assured Colonel 



