. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATID^. 467. THE VELVET-SCOTER. CEdemia f6sca (Linnaeus). The Velvet-Scoter, easily distinguished from the preceding species by its larger size and the conspicuous white band on the wing, is far less numerous on our coasts in autumn and winter; but Mr. Cordeaux has observed that in Lynn and Boston ' deeps' a pair or two are found associating with almost every flock of Common Scoters, and I have noticed the same off Southport in Lancashire. Along the south of England it is not infrequent, though never very plentiful, while it seems to be rare in
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATID^. 467. THE VELVET-SCOTER. CEdemia f6sca (Linnaeus). The Velvet-Scoter, easily distinguished from the preceding species by its larger size and the conspicuous white band on the wing, is far less numerous on our coasts in autumn and winter; but Mr. Cordeaux has observed that in Lynn and Boston ' deeps' a pair or two are found associating with almost every flock of Common Scoters, and I have noticed the same off Southport in Lancashire. Along the south of England it is not infrequent, though never very plentiful, while it seems to be rare in the west and in Wales; occa- sionally it visits inland waters. It is of irregular occurrence in winter off Northumberland, and there, as well as in the Firth of Forth and St. Andrews Bay, non-breeding birds have been observed throughout the summer. As a rule the Velvet Scoter is more abundant on the east side of Scotland than on the west, and it is common in some of the Orkneys ; yet it is an unusual visitor to the Shetlands, while it is rare in the Hebrides. There is some slight evidence that a few pairs have bred in parts of the northern High- 002. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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