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VEliTEBltATA. 



when any one approaches lu-r. lie passes and repasses between her and the object of his suspi- 

 .■i.,n raisin.' his hea-l an-l eooi.ifr. C)Me female, dming the whole time of laying, generally gives 

 l,.,l,-';i pounTl o( neat down, and double that ciuantity before cleansing." 



' The King Duck, S. specta- 



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THE KING DUCK. 



h'llis^ is a trifle smaller than the 

 preceding ; it so much resem- 

 bles it in liabits that it is some- 

 times called the King Elder ; 

 found in the Arctic regions of 

 Europe, Asia, and N. America. 



Steller's Western Duck, 

 S. oc//s/jar, nineteen inches long, 

 inhabits the western parts of 

 North America, Europe, and 

 Asia, and it has been accidental- 

 ly met with in England. 



The Spectacled Eider, Latii- 

 'pronetta Fiacheri, is found on the 

 coast of Russian America. 



The Velvet Scoter, Oidemia 

 fused — De Kay's Whitc-ivingid 

 Coot — 22 inches long; is com- 

 mon in Europe and X. America. 

 The Common Scoter of Eu- 

 rope, O. ft^^ra, is nineteen inches 

 lonir; common in the South of 

 Europe. 



The Surf Scoter or Coot, 0. 

 pers2ncillata, twenty-one inches 

 long; is common in North 

 America; accidental in Europe. 

 The Common American Sco- 

 ter, 0. Americana, sometimes 

 iiii\\(i(\ Broad-hilled Coo(,\s abun- 

 dant along the sea-coast of X. 

 America. 



The Huron Scoter, 0. bi- 

 macidata, is found in tall and 

 winter on Lake Iluron and the 

 adjacent waters. 



The Long-billed Scoter, 

 Pelionetta Troivbridgii, is found 

 in winter along the southern 

 coast of California. 



The Red-crested Whistling 

 Duck, Fuligula rufina, is twenty 

 two inches long; found through- 

 out Europe and Asia. 



The Pochard or Dun-Bird, F. ferinn, nineteen and a half inches long, resembling the Can- 

 vas-Back of the United States, is found in parts of Europe ; in England it is called Red-headed 

 Poker and Red-eyed Poker. 



The Red-Head, F. erijthroceptiala, is eighteen inches long; found in Nortli America. It was 

 formerly considered as identical with the preceding. It closely resembles the Canvas-Back. 



THE VELVET SCOTER. 



