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The second instance of the pugnacity of a 
| bi-valve is that of a Scoter, which was found 
by a gunner floating on the water with a large 
Sea Clam (Martra solidissima) firmly clasped 
to its bill. The weight of the clam kept the 
bird’s head under water until it was drowned. 
The Scoters feed principally on mussels and 
other shell-fish, and this bird in diving inserted 
its bill into the open valve of a clam larger 
than it could handle, which resulted in a vic- 
tory for “Herr” clam. . _ Jo/m C. Cahoon. 
0,& O. XIV .Mar. ’ 889 p.36 
