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Eider-Duck [continued) — 
Tameness of nesting birds, ii. 21, 22, 31 
Degrees in, ii. 22 * 
Varieties of, ii. 29 
Walking, ii. 16, 31 
Winter range, ii. 14 
Wounded birds, ii. 16, 17 
Voluntary drowning by, ii. 17-18 
Young, education and care of, ii. 24 
Young in down, ii. 19 
Young in nest, ii. 23 
Eider, King-, Somateria spedabilis (Linnseus), ii. 33 et 
seqq. 
Account of, at Point Barrow, ii. 41 
Bill, excrescence on, ii. 41, 44 
Breeding habits, ii. 43 
Breeding range, ii. 36, 37, 41 
Capture, native methods of, ii. 43, 44 
Courtship note, ii. 41 
Cry, ii. 40, 41 
Diet, ii. 40, 41 
Distinguished from the Common Eider, ii. 34, 36, 
40 
Distribution, ii. 36 
Down, ii. 33 
Down in nest, ii. 40, 43 
Eggs, ii. 33, 43 
Enemies of, ii. 43 
Feeding, ii. 40 
Flesh, ii. 44 
Flight, ii. 39 
Habitat, ii. 39 
Habits, ii. 39 et seqq. 
Hybrids, ii. 29 
In confinement, ii. 44, 151 
Incubation, ii. 43 
Local names, ii. 33 and note 
Maturity, age of, ii. 35 
Measurements, ii. 35, 36 
Migration, ii. 41-43 
Migration range, ii. 37, 38 
Nesting habits, ii. 43 
Nesting materials, ii. 33, 43 
Nesting place, ii. 33, 39, 40, 41 
Numbers killed by Esquimaux, ii. 42, 43 
Parasites, ii. 43 
Plumage : 
Adult female, ii. 35, 40 
Adult male, ii. 35, 40 
Eclipse, ii. 35 
Immature female, ii. 35 
Immature male, ii. 34, 35 
Quarrelsome during nesting season, ii. 39, 40, 41 
Shooting at Point Barrow, ii. 42, 43 
Skins made into quilts, ii. 44 
Weight, ii. 35, 36 
Young in down, ii. 33 
Eider, Steller's, Somateria stelleri (Pallas), ii. 45 et seqq. 
Account of, at Point Barrow, ii. 50 
Breeding range, ii. 48, 49 
Courtship, ii. 51 
Diet, ii. 50, 51 
Distribution, ii. 48 
Diving, ii. 50, 51 
Down in nest, ii. 45 
Eggs, ii. 45, 51 
Feeding grounds, ii. 50 
Habits, ii. 50 
Local names, ii. 45 and note i 
Maturity, age of, ii. 47 
Measurements, ii. 47, 48 
Migration range, ii. 49 
Nest, ii. 51 
Nesting habits, ii. 51 
Plumage : 
Adult female, ii. 48 
Adult male, ii. 47 
Eclipse, ii. 47 
Immature female, ii. 47 
Immature male, ii. 45-47 
Dark form, ii. 46 
Light form, ii. 46 
Young in down, ii. 45 
Enemies of diving ducks, i. 25, 49, 61, 79, 84, 92, 104, 105,, 
126, 127, 128 ; ii. 26, 43, 75, III, 124 
Feathers, change in colour of, i. 2 
Ferruginous Duck, Nyroca nyroca (Giildenstadt), i. 30 et seqq. 
Breeding, i. 38, 39 
In confinement, i. 41 
Breeding range, i. 33 
Breeding season, i. 32, 41 
Courtship, i. 38, 39 
Cry, i. 38 
Diet, i. 36, 37 
Of young, in confinement, i. 41 
Distinction of the sexes, i. 31, 32, 41 
Distribution, i. 33 
Diving, i. 37 
Eggs, i. 30, 39, 40, 41 
Enemies of, i. 40 
Feeding, i. 37 
Flesh inedible, i. 36 
Depends on diet of bird, i. 36 
Flight, i. 36, 40 
Habitat, i. 34, 35, 36 
Habits, i. 34-37 
Disinclination to leave water, i. 36 
Rise in detached parties, i. 35-36, 40 
Tame, i. 35, 36, 37 
Unsociable, i. 37 
Hybrids, i. 28, 41, 63, 80 ■ 
In confinement, i. 40, 41 
Incubation period, i. 40, 41 
