BIRDS. 435 



Eggs, downy young, and adults were procured at Fort 

 Chi mo. 



1 60 Camptolaimus labradorius (Gmel.). Labrador 

 Duck. 



Fornnerly abundant. Now supposed to be extinct. 



* f 161. Somateria mollissima borealis Brehm. 

 Comnaon Eider. 



Abundant in Hudson Strait. Eggs, young of the 

 year, and adults procured in Ungava Bay. Plentiful on 

 •eastern and southern coasts. 



* f 162. Somateria dresseri Sharpe. American Eider. 

 Common on south shore of Labrador. 



* f 163. Somateria spectabilis (Linn.). King Eider. 

 Abundant on Atlantic coast of Labrador, where it is 



reported to breed. Nest and eggs were found by N. A. 

 Come^u near Mingan {vide Canadian Naturalist and 

 Sportsman, vol. i., No. 7, p. 51, July 15, 1881). Not 

 known to enter Hudson Strait. 



164. Oidemia americana Sw. & Rich. American 

 Scoter. 



Obtained at the mouth of the Koksoak River. Abun- 

 dant in Hudson Strait and eastern shore of Labrador, 

 where it is reported to breed sparingly. 



t 165. Oidemia deglandi Bonap. American Velvet 

 Scoter. 



Obtained from the eastern shore of Labrador. Com- 

 mon along all the coast. 



The CE.fusca of Audubon, vol. vi., p. 333, doubtless 

 refers to this species, and he reports it as common. 

 Nesting and young able to swim from June i to July 28. 



f 166. Oidemia perspicillata (Linn.). Surf Duck. 



