Elder Duck Small 320×276 Medium 640×552 Large 1024×884 Download TIFF Original 2400×2071 | (1.7 MB) Description The common elder (Somateria mollissima) is a large sea duck of the Anatidae family. Keywords Anatidae, bird, common elder, elder duck, kduck, sea duck, Somateria mollissima Galleries Birds: D-E Source: William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)