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Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
{Oidemia}.
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Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also
{black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the
velvet, or double, scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter ({Oidemia Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck},
{white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the
black scoter ({Oidemia Americana}), called also {black
coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck ({Oidemia perspicillata}), called also
{baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead},
{pishaug}, and {spectacled coot}. These birds are
collectively called also {coots}. The females and young
are called {gray coots}, and {brown coots}.
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Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus
{Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the
American widgeon ({Anas Americana}) are the most important
species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate},
{baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and
{whitebelly}.
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{Bald-faced widgeon}, or {Green-headed widgeon}, the American
widgeon.

{Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck.

{Gray widgeon}.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.

{Great headed widgeon}, the poachard.

{Pied widgeon}.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.

{Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser.

{Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary.

{Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]

{Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler.

{White widgeon}, the smew.

{Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.
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Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, n.
1. A baldheaded person. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The American widgeon ({Anas Americana}).
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Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, Baldpated \Bald"pat`ed\, a.
Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. --Shak.
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