INTRODUCTION. 
CXXVll 
341. Fuligula marila ........... Vol. V. PI. XXIV. 
Scaup Duck. 
A winter visitant. 
Genus Eniconetta. 
A genus established for the fine Steller's Duck, a species nearly allied to the Eiders. 
342. Eniconetta Stelleri ........... Vol. V. PI. XXV. 
Steller’s Duck. 
An accidental visitor to the northern parts of Britain ; its native countries are Lapland, northern 
Scandinavia, and Russia. 
Genus Somateria. 
Of the Eiders, a very natural and distinct group of Ducks, there are but four or five species, inhabiting the 
northern portions of both the Old and the New World. 
343. Somateria mollissima .......... Vol. V. PI. XXVI. 
Eider Duck. 
Stationary. Breeds on the Farn Islands and many other similar situations round our northern coasts. 
344. Somateria SPECTABILIS Vol. V. PI. XXVII. 
King Duck. 
A rare and accidental visitor from the north. 
Genus Oidemia. 
The members of this little division of the Diving Ducks are rendered remarkable by their velvety black 
covering, as well as the bright colouring of some of the soft parts, particularly of the bill and the naked 
portions of the head of one species. They are strictly denizens of the salt waters, resorting to freshwater 
lakes only for the purpose of breeding. 
345. Oidemia nigra Vol. V. PI. XXVIII. 
Scoter. 
Very common along our coasts in winter; a fair number stay to breed in Caithness and Sutherland. 
