. British birds. Birds. VOL. vu.] NOTES ON THE COMMON EIDER. 103 breeding on the banks of little tarns and bog-holes. The black-and-white plumage of the drake, as he stood sentry for his incubating mate in the heather, was very conspicuous, and he was never seen far away from the nest. Off the sea-island of Eilean Mor, one of us had an opportunity of watching the courtship of the EIDEE DUCK BROODING. {Copyright by Maud D. Haviland). The behaviour of the drake resembled that of the Red- breasted Merganser under similar circumstances : this display consisting in a peculiar bobbing or jer
. British birds. Birds. VOL. vu.] NOTES ON THE COMMON EIDER. 103 breeding on the banks of little tarns and bog-holes. The black-and-white plumage of the drake, as he stood sentry for his incubating mate in the heather, was very conspicuous, and he was never seen far away from the nest. Off the sea-island of Eilean Mor, one of us had an opportunity of watching the courtship of the EIDEE DUCK BROODING. {Copyright by Maud D. Haviland). The behaviour of the drake resembled that of the Red- breasted Merganser under similar circumstances : this display consisting in a peculiar bobbing or jerking move- ment of the head as he swam round the duck ; but the distance was too great to learn whether any call accompanied the actions. Mr. Robinson {supra, p. 20) states that in Orkney in winter, female Eiders predominate in numbers over males, but in the Outer Hebrides throughout May and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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