. Complete wildfowler . r changes of plumage. Length,inclusive of tail, 25 in. ; without central tail feathers, about22 in. ; wing 8*8 in. COMMON SCOTER Fuligula nigra {Lmnceus) The Common Scoter is an autumn and winter visitor to theBritish Isles. A few pairs are found breeding very locallyin Scotland and Ireland. It inhabits also the whole of thenorthern Palaearctic region. The adult male is glossy black, with the central ridge ofthe upper mandible deep yellow, based with a black pro-tuberance. The adult female is dingy brown. The youngare similar to the adult female, but the under parts are
. Complete wildfowler . r changes of plumage. Length,inclusive of tail, 25 in. ; without central tail feathers, about22 in. ; wing 8*8 in. COMMON SCOTER Fuligula nigra {Lmnceus) The Common Scoter is an autumn and winter visitor to theBritish Isles. A few pairs are found breeding very locallyin Scotland and Ireland. It inhabits also the whole of thenorthern Palaearctic region. The adult male is glossy black, with the central ridge ofthe upper mandible deep yellow, based with a black pro-tuberance. The adult female is dingy brown. The youngare similar to the adult female, but the under parts are mottledwith whitish. Length 18-20 in. VELVET SCOTER Fuligula fusca {LinncBus) This species is a fairly common autumn and winter migrantto the British Isles. It generally keeps well out to sea. It is a rather larger bird than the Common Scoter, and ofa dense velvety black, with a small white spot behind eacheye and a white bar across the wing. The adult male hasthe whole of the plumage black (glossed above and duller ^y. ITikj i,„-Wl,i BIRDS MET WITH BY THE WILDFOWLER 319 beneath), with the exception of a spot behind the eye andspeculum, which is pure white. The bill is orange-yellow,with a large black basal knob and a narrow dark line alongthe culmen. Legs orange. The female is brown, ratherlighter underneath, and has a dull white patch before and asmaller one behind each eye. Bill dark. Legs about 22in. ; wing io75 in. SURF SCOTERFuligula perspicillata {Linncsus) This North American species is a rare straggler inautumn and winter to these isles. The adult male in summer has the plumage velvety blackwith a tinge of brown on the throat, and may be known fromother Scoters by the presence of a broad patch of white onthe forehead and another on the nape. In the female thenape patch is present, though often so faintly marked that itcan hardly be seen. There is no white bar across the about 21 in.; wing 9*5 in. BUFFEL-HEADED DUCK Clangula albeola [LinncB
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