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centrum light blackish gray ; the rami dark blackish gray out to the 

 point; the radii long, standing out almost at riglit angles. 



c. A. acuta. — The rather large, thick and close down is light 

 grayish brown with white centrum, making the white point of the 

 rami appear indistinct ; the centrum is quite pale brownish white ; 

 the rami gray towards the light centrum, shaded outwards with light 

 grayish brown, the outer point being white ; the radii rather long and 

 standing out. 



D. A. Penelope. — The large and not close down is dark grayish 

 brown with a light centrum, but the white points are clearly visible ; 

 the centrum is grayish white; rami rather long, dark grayish brown, 

 with a white point of rather more than one line in length ; the radii 

 long and sticking out, and not laying close. This down has, there- 

 fore, some resemblance to that of A. acuta, but is darker, and the long 

 white points clearly seen. 



E. A. crecca. — The short but close down looks grayish brown, with 

 white spots on the ground of the white centrum and white small down. 

 The lesser down has the centrum white ; rami grayish brown ; the white 

 radii at the centrum rather close, whereas the brown radii are over one 

 line long and placed rather apart from each other. 



f. A. nigra. — The fine but thin down (taken off a bird shot in June) 

 is very light with a reddish gray tinge ; the centrum is white ; the rami 

 rather long, white with a reddish gray tinge and light gray point; the 

 radii are very short and stand out almost at right angles. 



G. A.fusca. — The down (taken off a bird shot in June) is dark with 

 light gray spots; the centrum light brownish gray; rami rather long, 

 dark grayish brown with light gray points. 



H. Merguss errator. — The short but rather thick and close-hanging 

 down is light blue-gray ; the centrum light gray, almost white ; the 

 short rami light blue-gray with quite short light gray points ; the 

 radii light blue with gray points, giving the whole down the appearance 

 of being strewn over with meal-dust. 





In consequence of the above paper Mr. Sundevall stated that Mr, 

 A. G. Nordvi, of Mortensnses, in East Finmark, was kind enough last 

 year to write and give him information respecting the birds of that 

 country, which, though not so complete as that furnished in Mr. 



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