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SMEW. 



LOUGH DIVER. WHITE NUN. WHITE MERGANSER. 

 WHITE-HEADED GOOSANDER. 



PLATE CXCIX. - FIGURE I. 

 Mergus albellus, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



nest of the Smew is made of dry grass, and 

 lined with the down of the bird itself. It is placed 



on the ground, upon the banks of lakes and rivers, 



not far from the water, or in a hollow in a tree. 



The eggs are said to be eight or ten, or from 



that to fourteen in number, and of a yellowish-white 



colour. 



