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the leal ; and we believe has been occasionally known to breed in 

 Norfolk. 



Eider Duck, Somateria mollissima. We have seen immature ex- 

 amples of the eider duck, which have been killed on the coast. 



Steller's Western Duck, Somateria dispar. An adult male speci- 

 men was killed at Caister, near Yarmouth, in February, 1830, and is 

 now in the Norwich Museum. 



King Duck, Somateria spectabilis. The capture of a female 

 on Breydon, in July, 1813, is recorded by the Messrs. Paget, on the 

 authority of Mr. Wigg ; and we have seen a male bird which is said 

 to have been killed near Lowestoff, though we do not place much 

 reliance on the authority for this latter example. 



Velvet Scoter, Oidemia fusca. Occasionally killed in winter, 

 mostly on the coast, but not exclusively so. 



Common Scoter, Oidemia nigra. Very common on the coast 

 in winter, and sometimes occurs inland We have noticed the occur- 

 rence of the immature bird in the month of July. 



Red-crested Whistling Duck, Fuligula rufina. Has occurred 

 several times in Norfolk. A description of a male specimen in 

 very fine adult plumage, which was killed on Horsea-mere, on the 

 12th of January, 1844, occurs in the ' Zoologist,' (Zool. 576). 



Pochard, Fuligula ferina. Common in autumn and spring, and 

 frequently in winter, and has been occasionally known to breed in the 

 county. 



Ferruginous Duck, Fuligula nyroca. Sometimes met with in 

 autumn and spring. A male bird, taken several years ago in a decoy 

 near Holt, is still living in a state of confinement and perfectly 

 healthy. 



The following engraving represents a bird, intermediate in size, 

 between the ferruginous duck and the common pochard, and probably 

 a hybrid, the occurrence of which on Rollesby broad, in February, 

 1845, is mentioned in the ' Zoologist,' (Zool. 1137). The beak, legs, 

 and feet closely resemble in form and size those of the common po- 

 chard. The back and wing coverts are freckled, and the tips of the 

 feathers on the belly are changing from their original yellowish brown 

 colour and assuming a freckled appearance. The flanks are freckled. 

 The eyes are yellowish white, and it is remarkable that although the 

 bird is decidedly smaller than the common pochard, the eyes when 

 removed from the head, were found to be much larger than those of 

 the latter bird. The head and neck are of a rich chestnut, which 

 at the lower part of the neck (where the common pochard becomes 



