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DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AMERICA. 



SOMATERIA V-NIQRA Gray. 



Pacific Eider. 



i9jierjal characters. Male : Similar to S. dresseri, but somewhat larger, and the l)ill some- 

 what broader and deeper, with large V-shajied Ijlack mark at throat. 



Female: Similar to <irc'ssen'; but di'esseri does not occur ou the Pacific coast. 



racilic Eldt;r (iiiiile). 



The Pacific Eider occurs conimoniy nlong the coast of the North Piicilic 

 Ocean, and also in the interior to the Great Slave Lake. The eggs are pale 

 grayish green, measuring about 2x3 inches. 



