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Definition of surf scoter

surf scoter
Surf Surf, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.] The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. Surf bird (Zo["o]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus Aphriza, allied to the turnstone. Surf clam (Zo["o]l.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially Mactra, or Spisula, solidissima. See Mactra. Surf duck (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus Oidemia, especially O. percpicillata; -- called also surf scoter. See the Note under Scoter. Surf fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See Embiotocoid. Surf smelt. (Zo["o]l.) See Smelt. Surf whiting. (Zo["o]l.) See under Whiting.

Meaning of surf scoter from wikipedia

- The surf scoter (Melanitta per****illata) is a large sea duck native to North America. Adult males are almost entirely black with characteristic white...
- The scoters are stocky seaducks in the genus Melanitta. The drakes are mostly black and have swollen bills, the females are brown. They breed in the far...
- white-winged scoters, along with the surf scoter, are placed in the subgenus Melanitta, distinct from the subgenus Oidemia to which the black scoter and common...
- bill, which is feathered at the gape unlike the blocky bill base of the surf scoter. The white secondary flight feathers by which the species is named is...
- regular enough not to be considered rare, including the ring-billed gull, surf scoter and pectoral sandpiper. There is one endemic bird species found in Great...
- (Melanitta deglandi) (sometimes considered a subspecies of M. fusca) Surf scoter (Melanitta per****illata) Genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. These are...
- skunk duck, the former being a vernacular name that it shared with the surf scoter and the common goldeneye (and even the American oystercatcher), a fact...
- histrionicus Surf scoter, Melanitta per****illata (A) Velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (A) Stejneger's scoter, Melanitta...
- histrionicus Surf scoter, Melanitta per****illata White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi Common scoter, Melanitta nigra (*) Black scoter, Melanitta americana...
- histrionicus Surf scoter, Melanitta per****illata (A) White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (A) Stejneger's scoter, Melanitta stejnegeri Black scoter, Melanitta...