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ANNALS OF BIRD LIFE. 



SPECIES. 



POINTS OF DISTINCTION. 



Surf Scoter 



Steller's Eider . 



Hooded Merganser 



Wingand scapulars black; axillaries 

 brown; white patch on crown, 

 and another on hind neck. 

 Female duller in colour, and with 

 only white patch on nape; axil- 

 laries brown. Length 21 inches. 



Black ring round neck, shot with 

 purple and green; black ring 

 round eye; two black spots on 

 sides of breast ; lores and nape 

 emerald green; speculum blue, 

 shot with purple. Female dis- 

 tinguished by metallic speculum 

 between two alar bars. Length 

 1 8 to 20 inches. 



Crest well developed, white bordered 

 with black; head and neck black. 

 Female has head and neck dark 

 brown. Bill narrow and furnished 

 with saw-like lamellae. Length 

 inches. 



