the king eider of the Arctic, Somateria spectabilis.
- 1775  (1792)  The ice being driven four or five miles off shore, three flocks of king-ducks were seen flying to the northward.
- 1854  (1892)  They saw reindeer, and brought back a noble specimen of the king duck. It was a solitary male, resplendent with the orange, black, and green of his head and neck.
- 1956  King Eider [is called] king duck (Nfld., "Labr.", Que., Ont.). . . .