THE KING EIDER 389 
of bright orange color, bounded by a jet black 
edge. There is also a black mark like an in- 
verted V beneath the chin, the ends running 
down on each side of the throat. The plumes 
of the wings (the drooping tertials) are purplish 
black, wherein again he differs from the male 
of the common species, and also in the peculiar 
development of the outer two of these feathers, 
whose outer edges are deeply notched and the 
protruding point of the web stiffened to form a 
feathery horn standing out from each wing. In 
color he is mostly black; the neck, upper breast 
and linings of the wings with a spot on each 
side of the rump are white. The white of the 
breast is faintly tinged with cinnamon brown. 
The top of the head and nape are grayish blue 
or pearl gray, a very beautiful shade; the sides 
of the head tinged with pale sea green and the 
feathers bristly and hairlike, giving the effect of 
a piece of velvet. Iris brown. Bill and feet 
of reddish hue. Length about twenty-two 
inches; extent some twenty-eight inches. 
Weight from four to five pounds. 
The female would scarcely be distinguished 
from that of the common species, except that 
her head and bill are proportionately shorter 
