. An illustrated manual of British birds . e bill black ; irides dark hazel; upperplumage deep glossy-black, under surface duller; legs, toes andwebs black. Length 20 in. ; wing 9 in. The female has the upperparts dull blackish-brown, the margins of the wing-coverts a littlelighter; chin dirty white; cheeks and sides of the neck greyish-brown ; lower part of the neck, breast, abdomen, vent and undertail-coverts dark brown ; legs and toes dusky-olive ; webs almostblack. Young birds of the year, at the approach of their firstwinter, have the cheeks, chin, sides and front of the neck dullgreyish-
. An illustrated manual of British birds . e bill black ; irides dark hazel; upperplumage deep glossy-black, under surface duller; legs, toes andwebs black. Length 20 in. ; wing 9 in. The female has the upperparts dull blackish-brown, the margins of the wing-coverts a littlelighter; chin dirty white; cheeks and sides of the neck greyish-brown ; lower part of the neck, breast, abdomen, vent and undertail-coverts dark brown ; legs and toes dusky-olive ; webs almostblack. Young birds of the year, at the approach of their firstwinter, have the cheeks, chin, sides and front of the neck dullgreyish-white, while the under surface of the body is mottled withwhite and brown. Without special reference to the Scoter, advantage may be taken ofa little available space to remark upon the perceptible increase thathas taken place in the numbers of the various species of Duckswhich breed in the British Islands, since the passing of the Wild FowlProtection Act in 1S76. This is particularly noticeable in thosesuitable for the table. ANATID^. 455. THE VELVET-SCOTER. Q^DEMiA FuscA (LiiinajLis). The Velvet-Scoter, easily distinguished from the preceding speciesby its larger size and the conspicuous whie patch on the wing, isfar less numerous on our coasts in autumn and winter; but has observed that in Lynn and Boston deeps a pair ortwo are found associating with almost every flock of CommonScoters, and I noticed the same off Southport in the south of England it is not unfrequent, though never veryplentiful; and it sometimes visits inland waters. Off Northumber-land it is of irregular occurrence in winter, while Mr. GeorgeBolam has recorded an instance of a solitary male bird whichfrequented the vicinity of the pier at Berwick-on-Tweed throughoutthe summer and until the middle of Septtmber 1879. On the eastside of Scotland it is more abundant than on the west; and, thoughsaid to be common in the Orkneys, it is an unusual visitor to theShetlands, and rare in th
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