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fall and early winter it is occasionally shot near 

 Toronto. Color, above, white ; beneath, black ; 

 forehead and sides of the head, black. 



5. spcctabilis. The King Duck, or King Eider. 



This is a more northern species than the 

 preceding. It is seldom seen in Ontario. Speci- 

 mens are occasionally obtained in the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence. Length, twenty-one and a-half 

 inches. Body and wings, black ; throat, white,; 

 top of head, bluish-ash ; sides of the head, 

 green. 



Sub-Family ERISMATURIN^E. 



Erismatura rubida. The Ruddy Duck, or 

 Dipper. 



The Ruddy Duck is a spring and fall visitor. 

 Length, sixteen inches ; color, chestnut-red 

 above ; grayish-white below ; top of head, black. 

 Visits Canada during the fall migrations. 



E. dominica. The Black-masked Duck. 



This species is an accidental visitor in Canada. 

 Its habitat is Labrador, the Lower St. Lawrence, 

 and Lake Champlain. 



