This section is from the book "Bird Guide: Water Birds, Game Birds And Birds Of Prey East Of The Rockies", by Chester A. Reed. Also available from Amazon: The Bird Book.
100. Somateria dresseri. 23 in.
This is the Eider that is usually seen on the Atlantic coast and is the only one that breeds south of Labra-dor. The base of the bill, that encroaches on either side of the forehead is rounded, and broader than that of the last. They nest from Maine (rarely) northward, and winter south to Long Island.

 
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