MEEGUS CUCULLATUS, HOODED MERGANSER. 585 



AuD., Orn. Biog. iii, 1835, 246, pi. 233; Syn. 1839, 299; B. Am. vi, 1843, 402, pi. 

 413.— Eyt., Mou. Aimt. 1838, 177.— Keys. & Blas., Wirb. Eur. 1840, 88.— Tejim., 

 MaD. IT, 1840, 557.— Gray, List B. Br. Mus. 1844, 147; Geu. ofB. iii, 1849,629; 

 List Br. B. 1863, 209.— ScHi.., Rev. Crit. 1844, 121 : Mns. P.-B. viii, 186.5, 5.— 

 DkKay, N. Y. Zool. ii, 1844, 320.— GiR., B. L. I. 1844, 341.— Degl., Oni. Eur. ii, 

 1849, 483.— Newb., P R. R. Rep. vi, 1857, 104.— Cass., U. S. Expl. Exp. 1858, 

 345.— MuRR., Ediub. N. Phil. Journ. 1859,231.— ScL., P. Z. S. 1859, 237.— Degl.- 

 Gerbe, Orn. Eur. ii, 1867, 572.— CouES, Key, 1872, 296. 



Mergansei- cucullafiis, Steph., Gen. Zool. xii, pt. ii, 1824, 168. — Bp., List, 1838, 59. — 

 Macgil., Man. Orn. ii, 1842, 196. 



Loijliodytes cucuUatus, Reich., Syst. Av. 1852, ix. — Bp., Comptes Reud. xliii, 1856. — 

 Be, B. N. A. 1858, 816.— ScL., P. Z. S. 1859, 369.— Coop. &. Suck., N. H. AYash. 

 Ter. 1860, 265.— Hayd., Rep. 1862, 176.— Verr., Pr. Ess. lust, iii, 1862, 159.— 

 Coues, ihid. v, 1868, 201.— Gundl., Av. Cuba, 1866, 391.— Dress., Ibis, 1866, 

 . 144.— Dale & Bann., Tr. Chic. Acad, i, 1869, 202.— Stev., U. S. Geol. Surv. 

 Ter. 1870, 466.— SNOWy B. Kans. 1873, 12.— Allen, Bull. M. C. Z. iii, 1872, 183; 

 and of many writers. 



Hah. — The whole of North America, Europe : for occurrences, see authors above 

 quoted. Cuba (Cab., J. f. O. v, 18.57, 231). 

 Lieutenant Wan'en's Expedition. — 5475, Yellowstone River. 

 Later Expeditions. — 60861, Green River. 



The Hooded Merganser is the most abundant one of the three in the 

 Missouri region. M. serrator is the rarest ; I have not myself met with 

 it. 31. cucuUatus breeds in jS^orthern Dakota, and also on the Upper 

 Missouri and Milk Elvers. 



