CONTENTS 
Family: ANATID^ 
Genus : Somateria 
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Somateria mollissima . (Linnaeus) ... , 5 
Somateria spectabilis . (Linnasus) . . . 33 
Somateria Stelleri . . (Pallas) ... 45 
Genus : Oidemia 
THE COMMON SCOTER . . Oidemia nigra . . (Linnasus) . . . 52 
THE VELVET-SCOTER . . . Oidemia fusca . . (Linnasus) . . . 65 
THE SURF-SCOTER . . . . Oidemia perspicillata . (Linnasus) . . . 76 
Genus : Mergus 
THE GOOSANDER .... Mergus merganser . . Linnasus . . . 85 
THE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Mergus serrator . . Linnasus . . . 100 
THE HOODED MERGANSER . Mergus cucullatus . . Linn^us . . . 113 
THE SMEW . . . . . Mergus albellus . . Linn^us . . . 117 
ON THE VARIOUS METHODS OF SHOOTING DUCKS . . ... . . 126 
ON THE REARING OF DUCKS FOR SHOOTING AND THE KEEPING OF ORNA- 
MENTAL WATERFOWL IN CONFINEMENT . . . . , . . . 136 
ADDENDA. THE EIDER-DUCK . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 
INDEX . ■ . . . . ■ . . 153 
THE EIDER-DUCK . 
THE KING-EIDER . 
STELLER'S EIDER . 
