474 THE BIRDS OF MANITOBA TlIOxMPSON. 



themselves exceedingly clean. Their flight I consider more heaut ful and graceful 

 even than that of the swan. (Richard H. Hunter in MSS.) 



Fort Qu'Appelle, May 19, 18a5. Some years tlie pelicans are more numerous than 

 others. Last year they were very thick all summer, and towards the end of summer 

 it was no unusual thing to see forty or fifty in a flock sitting on the water. They are 

 reported to hreed in large numbers on Long Lake, 40 miles west of here. (George F. 

 Guernsey in MSS.) 



19. Merganser americanus. American Merganser. Sheldrake, 



Summer re.sident, frequenting only living water. Winnipeg: Sum- 

 mer resident; rare; Late Winnipeg (Hiue). Red River Valle.y: Sum- 

 mer resident ; common ; breeds at Sboal Lake (Hunter). Breeds abun- 

 dantly on the rivers emptying into Lake Winnepegosis, and on all the 

 rivers visited by me in Manitoba; I never observed this bird on still 

 water during the breeding season ; they feed only on fish, and are found 

 only on clear running streams where fry are abundant (Macoun). 

 Qu'Appelle: Tolerably common summer resident; May 5 (Guerusey). 



20. Merganser serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. Fish Duck. 



Summer resident, chiefly on living waters. Winnipeg : Summer resi- 

 dent; rare; Lake Winnepeg (Hine). Red River Valley: Summer resi- 

 dent; tolerably common ; breeds at Shoal Lake (Hunter). Breeds in all 

 the northern streams and ponds; feed largely on vegetable matter and 

 are quite edible (Macoun). Carberry : August 21, 1884, at Hope's Lake, 

 shot a merganser; rare here (Thompson). Qu'Appelle: Tolerably com- 

 mon; summer resident; May 1 (Guerusey). Trout Lake, Severn House 

 (Murray). 



21. Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. 



Summer resident, chiefly inhabiting drainage, that is, dead water ; 

 breeds; Turtle Mountain and Mouse River along the boundary (Coues). 

 Dufferin : Arrived between April 20 and 25 (Dawson). Winnipeg: Sum- 

 mer resident ; common ; breeding at Lake Winnipeg (Hiue). Portage la 

 Prairie: Tolerably common; summer resident; first seen April 27, 1885, 

 April 23, 1886; abundant on La Salle River and on Horse Creek near 

 Westbourne (Nash). Found in all the smaller ponds and lakes; very 

 common in streams around the Porcupine Mountain ; feeding on vege- 

 table substances and quite edible, unlike 31. americanus (Macoun). Car- 

 berry: Tolerably common summer resident; breeding (Thompson). Shell 

 River: 1885, first seen, eight, on May 11; is common all summer and 

 breeds here (Calcutt). Qu'Appelle: Common summer resident; breeds; 

 arrives April 20 (Guerusey). Trout Lake (Murray). 



22. Anas boschas. Mallard. 



Very abundant.; summer resident ; general distribution in grassy 

 freshwater marshes, etc.; breeds abundantly throughout the region in 

 suitable places, from Pembina along the boundary to the Rockies 



