﻿130 ANATID.E. 



NATATORES, ANAT1D/E. 



PLATE CCLVIL 



EIDER DUCK. 



SOMATER1A MOLLISSIMA. 



The Eider Duck is an inhabitant of the northern coast 

 and isles of Great Britain, and its geographical distribution 

 extends in Europe to the highest northern latitudes that 

 have ever been penetrated by navigators. During the sum- 

 mer this beautiful and extremely useful bird does not extend 

 southward farther than the fifty-fifth degree ; it is very plen- 

 tiful in the bays and islands, and on the coast of Norway, 

 particularly in Drontheim. During the winter its migrations 

 reach the Baltic Sea, Schleswick, and Holstein ; in Holland 

 and France the Eider Duck is a rare occurrence. In Asia 

 and America the present species ranges in similar latitudes, 

 from the most northern regions to New York in America, 

 and to the northern provinces of Russia in Asia. The Eider 

 Duck cannot be considered so much a migratory species as a 

 wanderer of some two or three degrees from its native abode, 

 as many individuals are observed to remain throughout the 

 year in their birthplace. 



To what has already been said of the localities frequented 



