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Somateria spectabilis

Saaku{ - Somateria spectabilis

Saaku{ aIa}um saa amaku{, kasami{ hizax liidaku{ kasamim ilagaan itxa{taa}utaza{. Kasamim ilagaan chuqudaku{. Saakum ali}ingis kasamim ali}ingis hizax liidakus, hakangis kasamim hakangis ilagaan angalingis sugdanaa}utazas. Kamgingis hakam sugdanangis ku{tazas ama hakam qaxchikdangis ama quhmangis mataa}utazas. Hingamataku{ hiiyukaa kanuuyam angalidigaa angali{taku{ an}usigan kangan takda}ina{ liidaa}utaza{. Saakum ayagangis kasamis liidaaguzakus ilagaan chuqudanaa{tazas.

Qan'gim aslaan udang anas agudix qanikinga masxal aguun chugaanul uku}aqadaa}utazakus, saaqudikinga masxaa}utal aguun kuu}azas. Qan'gim aslaan kalulgal qalgamazakus, hitmilganaa{sxal agudix, qach{ingis ihmiituzas. Saakum ali}ingis liisnalaka}is ayagangis agatingis hasinal udang akus uku}azas.

King Eider - Somateria spectabilis

The king eider is a saltwater duck which resembles the common eider. It is different though. First of all, it is smaller in size than the common eider. The drake is similar to the common eider, but it has fancier coloring. Its head has dark fancy head feathers. Its bill is yellowish, and it looks as though it has a large orange knob on the top of its nose.

King eiders spend their winters here in the Aleutians. In the spring, they go back north and spend the summers there. They again return here in the fall.

The eiders are shot during the winters for food. They are hard to pluck because the skin tears off when the feathers are being plucked. There are usually more hens than drakes.


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