mergus americanus— pelecanus ekytnkoriiyncnus. 027 

 Mergus merganser. 



Buir-bicastod SEicldrnkc. 



/?. americarMs. 

 Mergus castor var. americamis, BoNAP., Gomp. Rend., XLIII, 1S5C, — . 

 Mergus americanus, Cassin, Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pbilad., 1853, 187.— Baird, Binls 



N. Am., 1858, 813; Gat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, No. Gil. 

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



W., 1874, 583 (not of Linn.).— Hensuaw, 1875, 483. 



Truckee and Carson Rivers, clurin.Q;' tlie winter. 



Mergus serrator. 



Rcd-bi-castcd Sheldrake. 



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

 Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, No. 612.— CouKS, Key, 1872, 29G; Check List, 1873, 

 No. 522 ; Birds N.W., 1874, 584.— Henshaw, 1875, 484. 



Truckee River and Pyramid Lake, in Decembei-. 



LoPnODYTES CUCULLATUS. 

 Hooded SIicBdiake. 



Mergns ciwullatiis, LiNN., Syst. Nat., I, 17GG, 207 — CouES, Key, 1872, 290; Check 

 List, 1873, No. 523 ; Birds N.W., 1874, 584.— Henshaw, 1875, 484. 



Lophodytes cucullatus, Reich., Syst. Av., 1852, ix.— Baird, Birds N. Am., 1S58, 

 81G ; Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, No. G13. 



This handsome species was occasionally met with in summer in the 

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

 very rare 



Family PP]LECANID^— Pelicans 



PeLECANUS ERYTHRORHYNCnUS. 

 American Pelican. 



(Bahns or Bah'-nus of the Paiutes.) 



Pelecanus crtjthrorliynclms, Gjielin, Syst. Nat., 1, 17S8, 571.— Baird, Birds N. Am., 



1858, SG8 ; Cat. N. Am. Birds, 1859, No. G15. 

 Pelecanus irachjrhynchus, Latham, Index Orn., II, 1790, 884.— CouES, Key. 1872, 

 . 300 ; Check List, 1873, No. 52G; Birds N.W., 1874, 58G.— Henshaw, 1875, 484. 



