﻿SURF SCOTER. 129 



the nail is almost white ; one patch of black and another of 

 silver grey are situated on each side of the beak ; the legs 

 are orange yellow. 



The female is cinereous dusky brown where the male is 

 black, and the two distinguishing marks on the head and neck 

 are pale brown ; the beak is yellowish grey ; the legs and 

 feet brown. 



The egg figured 256 is that of the Surf Scoter. 



