. Birds of North Carolina . onth an immature female was shot atPea Island, Dare County, by .1. U. Roberson, and presented to Bishop, who wason the island at the time. Bishop writes that others were locally reported to havebeen taken in the region at a slightly earlier date. The Eider, Sonuileria dresseri Sharpe, has Ijeen known to come as far south as \irginia, andhence is not unUkely to occur on our coast. In this species there is no V-shaped black murkon the throat in the male, while the top of head is mainly black, and the scajjulars and tertialsarc white. In the female the feathering on th
. Birds of North Carolina . onth an immature female was shot atPea Island, Dare County, by .1. U. Roberson, and presented to Bishop, who wason the island at the time. Bishop writes that others were locally reported to havebeen taken in the region at a slightly earlier date. The Eider, Sonuileria dresseri Sharpe, has Ijeen known to come as far south as \irginia, andhence is not unUkely to occur on our coast. In this species there is no V-shaped black murkon the throat in the male, while the top of head is mainly black, and the scajjulars and tertialsarc white. In the female the feathering on the top of the l)ill does not extend more tlianlialfway to tlie nostril, and that on the lorcis leaches forward to below the hind end of thenostril. Size same as King Eider. Genus Oidemia (Flem.) KEY TO SPECIES 1. Wing with a white patch in both sexes. White-mnged Scoter. 1. Wing without white patcli. See 2. 2. Nostrils in middle of bill. No white. Scoter. 2. Nostrils beyond miildle of bill. Head with some white. Surf Fig. 52. Scoter (iiilult male). 62. Oidemia americana (Swains.). Scoter. Ad. o.—lOntire plumage lilack, feathers on side of bill extending little if any forward be-yond corner of mouth; liill black; upper mandible orange or yellowish at the base. Ad. 9and Im.—-Above chest and sides grayish brown; cheeks whitish, ;irply defined from crown; Desckiptive List 83 belly whitish faintly barred with duskv. L., ; W., ; Tar., ; B. alont; culmen, ;B. along side, (Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) Range.—North America and eastern Asia, breeding in northeastern Asia, and extreme north-ern America; winters as far south as North Carolina. Range in North Carolina.—Coastal region in winter. The Scoter is a common winter species in Pamlico and Core sounds, but is morenumerous, perhaps, on the ocean, especially in favorable weather. Sea Coot isthe common local name for this and the two following species. All three of theScoters occur regularly dur
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