Sea" dot"ter*el (?). (Zoöl.) The turnstone.
Sea" dove` (?). (Zoöl.) The little auk, or rotche. See Illust. of
Rotche.
Sea" drag"on (?). (Zoöl.) (a) A dragonet, or sculpin. (b) The pegasus.
Sea" drake` (?). (Zoöl.) The pewit gull.
Sea" duck` (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of ducks which
frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The
scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be
distinguished by the lobate hind toe.
Sea" ea"gle (?). 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of fish-eating
eagles of the genus Haliæetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific
sea eagle (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and
tail; the European white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian
white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioaëtus ichthyaëtus). The
bald eagle and the osprey are also sometimes classed as sea eagles.