26 CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 



Somateria dresseri. 



AMERICAN EIDER. 



A common bird along our sea-board, from the Bay of Fundy 

 to Labrador, where it breeds. It is generally reported as rare in 

 the Great Lakes, though the Rev. VINCENT CLEMENTI considers 

 it fairly common near Peterborough, Ontario. 



Somateria v-nigra. 



PACIFIC EIDER. 



This species is found along the northern coast of British 

 Columbia, and in Dease Lake and Great Slave Lake. 



Somateria spectabilis. 



KING EIDER. 



According to Mr. BOARDMAN this species formerly bred on 

 Grand Manan, and Mr. COMEAU and Mr. COUPER have found it 

 breeding along the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; but 

 it usually goes farther north to nest, occurring, as a winter visitor 

 only, south of Labrador. During the winter it also occurs, occa- 

 sionally, in the Great Lakes ; several flocks were seen near 

 Buffalo and Niagara in 1879. 



Oidemia americana. 



AMERICAN SCOTER. 



A common bird everywhere, excepting on the Western 

 Plains ; going to the far north to breed, and wintering from the 

 United States border southward. 



