MERGTJS AMERICANUS-PELBCANUS EUYTnUOIillYNCnUS. 027 



Mergus merganser. 



Uiili'-lM«u$tod SlH'Idi'iike. 



/?. amcricarj's. 

 Mergus castor var. amcrk-aiui.s, Bonap., Comp. Reml., XLIIl, 185G, — . 

 Mergus americanus, Cassin, Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1853, 187.— Baibd Birds 



N. Am., 1858, 813; Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1850, No. Oil, ' 



Mergus merganser, Coves, Key, 1872, 29C; Check List, 1873, No. 521 ; Bird.s N. 



W., 187-t, 583 (not of Linn.).— Hensuaav, 1875, 483. 



Tnickoo and Carson Rivers, during the winter. 



Mergus serrator. 



Rcd-brcas:cd Sheldrake. 



Mergus serrator, Linn., Syst. Nat., I, 17C6, 208.— Baird, Birds N. Am., 1858, 814; 

 Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, No. 012.— Couks, Key, 1872, 290 j Check List,'l873! 

 No. 522 ; Birds N.W., 1874, 584.-HENSnAW, 1875, 484. 



Truckee River and Pyramid Lake, in December. 



LoPnODYTES CUCULLATUS. 

 Iloo«i<-d Slieidrnkr. 



Mergus cueuUatus, Linn., Syst. Nat., I, 1700, 207— CouES, Key, 1872, 290; Check 

 List, 1873, No. 523 ; Birds N.\V., 1874, 584.— OENSirAW, 1875, 484. 



Lophodytcs cucullatus, REicn., Syst. Av., 1852, ix.— Baird, Birds N. Am., 1858 

 810 ; Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1850, No. 01.3. ' 



This handsome .species was occasionally met with in summer in the 

 wooded valleys of the Truokoo and Carson Rivers, but it seemed to be 

 very rare 



FAaiiLY PELECANIDJ]— Pelicans 



PeLECANUS ERYTHRORnYNCnUS. 

 American Pelican. 



{Balms or Bah'-nus of the Paiutes.) 



Pelecanus criitltrorhynchus, GMELiN,Syst. Nat., 1, 1788, 571.— Baihd, Birds N. Am., 



1858, 808; Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1850, No. 015. 

 Pclecanus trackyrhynchus, Latham, Index Orn., II, 1790, 884.— CotTES, Key, 1872, 



300; Check List, 1873, No. 520; Birds N.W., 1874, 58G.— Henshaw, 1875,484. 



