of Siberia. On the other side of the Atlantic the
summer-quarters of this Duck extend throughout the
Arctic Regions from the shores of that ocean to the
Pacific, its northward range extending to nearly as far
as man has penetrated, for several nests were found by
Major Peilden, when in H.M.S. ‘ Alert,’ in 82° 27' N.
It also breeds in Greenland, but is far less abundant
therein than the Common Eider. It occurs as far south
as the latitude of New York, and has been recorded
from California. In nesting and general habits the
King Eider is said to resemble the Common Eider.
As I am totally unacquainted with this species, I have
taken the whole of this article almost verbatim from the
work referred to in my commencement thereof.
