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347. Mergus merganser, L. Mirror white uninterrupted; 

 bill and feet red ; nostrils medial. 



Male black, neck and beneath white ; head tufted, purplish- 

 green. 



Female cinereous, beneath white ; head rufous. 



Goosander, Mergus merganser, Wils. Am. Orn. viii. p. 68. 

 pi. Go. Jig. 2. female. 



Inhabits the north of both continents, whence it spreads far 

 to the south during winter: not uncommon all along the 

 coasts and rivers of the union, as well as in several parts of 

 Europe. 



348. Mergus serrator, L. Mirror white, crossed with black ; 

 bill and feet red ; nostrils basal ; a long slender pendent crest. 



Male black, neck and beneath white ; head and crest pur- 

 plish-green. 



Female cinereous, head rufous. 



Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator, Wils. Am. Orn. 

 viii. p. 91. pi. eg. fig. 2. male. 



Inhabits the north of both continents, visiting during winter 

 the temperate climes of North America and Europe : com- 

 mon in spring and autumn in the middle states. 



349. Mergus cucullatus, L. Mirror white, crossed with 

 black \ bill blackish-red ; feet flesh color ; a large circular 

 crest. 



Male black, beneath white ; crest black, white on each side. 



Female sooty brown, beneath white ; crest wholly rusty- 

 cinereous.* 



Hooded Merganser, Mergus cucullatus, Wils. Am. Orn. 

 viii. p. 79. pi. 69. fig. l. male. 



Inhabits North America, breeding in the north, winter- 

 ing in the south : common in spring and autumn in the mid- 

 dle states. 



350. Mergus albellus, L. Mirror black, crossed with white : 

 bill and feet bluish. 



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