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MergllS altaelllis L. Smkw. Fr. Petit Ilnrlc luippc ; 

 Gtr, Z\veri;s;i};cr ; //<//. Tcsciajola ; SiiHuL Salskrake. 



r^ White ; foreface, occipital chevron cnclosinsii;^ crest, Ijack, 

 two lines advancin.^ on to breast, secorKlaries and <(reatcr wing 

 coverts black ; flanks vcrmiculated ; tail i6 feathers. Iris bluish 

 white. ]>ill bluish, nail whitish. Legs and feet plumbeous, 

 webs blackish. $ Much smaller ; above dark grey, crown and 

 nape chestnut ; beneath white, grey on chest. Iris dark brown. 

 Bill, legs and feet slightly greener than in $. Wing $ 192-205, 

 ? 178-186. Tarsus 30-32. Bill $ 28-30, 9 25-28 (W.). 



Breeds. — N. Sweden, Lapland, N. Finland, Russia south of 

 tundras south to Lake Onega, Kama River, Orenburg, and Ufa ; 

 Dobrudscha ; and in Siberia east to Kamtsrhatka. Occurs in 

 winter on W. European Coasts south to Mediterranean, and through 

 C. and S. Europe on lakes and rivers, N.W. Africa (occasional), 

 N. Mediterranean Coasts, lilack and Caspian Seas, Asia Minor, 

 and in S. Asia to Japan. Rare visitor to Palestine and Egypt. 



Mergus cucullatus L. Hooded Merganser. 



^ Above black ; head and neck black, crest laterally com- 

 pressed, white with black tips ; median wing coverts dove grey ; 

 beneath white, two black bars on sides of breast, flanks chestnut 

 vinous; tail 18 feathers. liill black. Legs and feet yellow brown. 

 Iris yellow. 9 Above brown, beneath white ; head and neck 

 brown, crest redder, white on wing confined to outer webs of 

 secondaries. r>ill black, edges orange. Iris brown. Legs and 

 feet dusky red. Wing $ 192-200, 9 184-198. Tarsus 30-31. 

 Bill ^ 40-42, ? 35-39. 



A North American species. Has occurred four times in 

 British Isles (Wales and Ireland). 



STEGANOPODES. 

 Feet webbed ; all 4 toes united by membrane. 



PHALACROCORACID^. 



Bill and neck long; i)ody feathering close with under 

 covering of down; tail rounded, 12-14 feathers: nostrils 

 closed in adults. 



