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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
COLOURED PLATES 
EIDER-DUCK— ADULT MALE AND FEMALE . . . . 
By A. Thorburn. Reproduced by Albert Frisch, Berlin 
EGGS OF BRITISH DIVING DUCKS 
By H. Gronvold. Reproduced by Andre & Sleigh, Ltd., Bushey 
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YOUNG OF BRITISH DIVING DUCKS 
By H. Gronvold. Reproduced by Andre & Sleigh, Ltd., Bushey 
EIDER— ADULT MALE, THIRD ECLIPSE; IMMATURE MALE, FIRST ECLIPSE ;^ 
IMMATURE MALE, SECOND ECLIPSE 
By O. Murray Dixon. Reproduced by Andre & Sleigh, Ltd., Bushey 
KING-EIDER— ADULT MALE COMING OUT OF ECLIPSE; IMMATURE MALE, 
5 MONTHS; IMMATURE MALE, SECOND ECLIPSE 
By O. Murray Dixon. Reproduced by Andre & Sleigh, Ltd., Bushey 
KING-EIDER— ADULT MALE AND FEMALE 
By J. G. MiLLAis. Reproduced by Andre & Sleigh, Ltd., Bushey; 
PLUMAGES OF STELLER'S EIDER . . . . . . . . . 
By J. G. Mn,LAis. Reproduced by Andre & Sleigh, Ltd., Bushey 
COMMON SCOTER— ADULT MALE AND FEMALE ...... 
By A. Thorburn. Reproduced by Albert Frisch, Berlin 
SOFT PARTS OF THE THREE SPECIES OF SCOTER 
By J. G. Millais. Reproduced by Andr^ & Sleigh, Ltd., Bushey 
VELVET-SCOTER— ADULT MALE AND FEMALE 
By A. Thorburn. Reproduced by Albert Frisch, Berlin 
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