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Note: Do not rely on this information. It is very old.
Scoter
Scoter, or SURF-DUCK, any oceanic duck of the genus OEdemia, with five species from the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Three visit Britain in the winter, returning northward in spring. The general plumage of the male is black, and of the female brown.