. A history of British birds . n the winof. COMMON SCOTER. 475 lu the female all the upper surface of the body is of auniform blackish-brown, the margins of the wing-coverts alittle lighter; cheeks, and sides of the neck paler browai;lower part of the neck, the breast, abdomen, vent, andunder tail-coverts, dark brown ; legs and toes brown, tingedwith green : the interdigital membranes almost black. Young birds of the year, at the approach of their firstwinter, have the cheeks, chin, sides and front of the neck,dull greyish-white, and the under surface of the body mottledwith white and brown. T
. A history of British birds . n the winof. COMMON SCOTER. 475 lu the female all the upper surface of the body is of auniform blackish-brown, the margins of the wing-coverts alittle lighter; cheeks, and sides of the neck paler browai;lower part of the neck, the breast, abdomen, vent, andunder tail-coverts, dark brown ; legs and toes brown, tingedwith green : the interdigital membranes almost black. Young birds of the year, at the approach of their firstwinter, have the cheeks, chin, sides and front of the neck,dull greyish-white, and the under surface of the body mottledwith white and brown. The downy nestling has the upper parts unspotted umber-brown ; chin white; cheeks greyish; under parts greyish-brown, with a dark pectoral band. The trachea of the male Scoter contrasts with that of themale of any other species among the Ducks, in having nobony enlargement; while it only differs from that of thefemale in having the principal tube, as well as the bronchialtubes, rather larger. Portions of both are figured 476 ANATID^. ANATID^.
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