Ducks

Norway 1892-1907

A. Heaton Cooper, The Norwegian Fjords Painted and Described, A. & C. Black, London, 1907, p. 172.

The most valuable of the wild-fowl, however, is the eider-duck, on account of its down. This bird is most abundant among the northern islands, although it is also found in large numbers at many places along the coast.