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WiGEON. Anas penelope. One of the commonest of the ducks in 
Lapland. The American form has not been observed there. 
Lot 156 One, Karesuando, 1854. 
„ 157 One, ditto. 
„ 158 One, ditto. 
Velvet Scoter. Anas fusca. A bird whose eggs are scarcely 
known with certainty to most English ornithologists. It will be seen, 
that in size they equal and even surpass those of the White-fronted 
Goose, from which, however, they are at once distinguished by the 
finer texture, and in the fresh egg by the delicate rosy tint. The nest 
of one of these birds, of course, could not be mistaken for that of the 
other. One or two nests have been well identified, besides several 
of which the accounts given by trustworthy natives could not be 
misunderstood. It is not an egg by any means easy to get in the 
Muonioniska district. 
Lot 159. One, Jerisjervi, E. 
„ 160. One, same nest. 
„ 161. One, same nest. 
,, 162. One, same nest. 
,, 163. One, same nest. 
„ 164. One, Karantajervi, blown at the ends. 
„ 165. One, same nest. 
Common Scoter. Anas nigra. One of the less common ducks in 
most parts of the country. No nest of it was was procured in 1855 
near Muonioniska. It is a late breeder. The fresh egg is very rich- 
looking. 
Lot 166. One, Kongasjervi, 1854. 
„ 167. One, ditto. 
„ 168. One, Mannajervi, S., 1854. 
„ 169. One, same nest. 
Scaup duck. Anas marila. Breeds principally in the upland 
districts, where it takes the place of the Tufted duck. Its eggs are 
not necessarily so long in shape as those which are usually chosen to 
represent them. 
Lot 170. One, Muotkajervi, F. 
„ 171. One, same nest. 
„ 172. One, same nest. 
Tufted duck, xinas fuligula. The egg of this bird has been 
very generally misunderstood. Several nests of eggs laid in a state 
of nature have now been well identified. The places chosen for 
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