136 ANATIM. 



CEdemia perspicillata. SUEF-SCOTEE. 



Anas perspicillata, Linnaeus, S. N. i. p. 201 (1766) . 



Oidemia perspicillata, Macg. v. p. 129; Gray, p. 207; Yarr. 



ed. 2, iii. p. 322 ; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 324; Gould, v. pi. 30. 

 Anas perspicillata, Naum. xii. p. 140. 

 CEdemia perspicillata, Harting, p. 162 ; Dresser, vi. p. 669. 

 The Surf Scoter, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 225. 



Perspicillata = dappled, covered with small looking-glasses (specula) a late, 

 and rather unnatural, derivative. 



A very rare winter visitant to the shores of the United 

 Kingdom. It inhabits the Nearctic Region. 



Genus MERGUS, Linnaeus, S. N. i. p. 207 (1766). 



Mergus a diving-bird, in classical Latin ; from mergo = I dive. 



Mergus merganser. GOOSANDER. 



Mergus Merganser, Linnceus, S. N. i. p. 208 (1766) . 



Meganser castor, Macg. v. p. 207. 



Mergus merganser, Naum. xii. p. 356 ; Hewitson, p. 439 ; 



Yarr. ed. 2, iii. p. 395 ; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 398 ; HartinQ, 



p. 68 ; Dresser, vi. p. 685. 

 Mergus castor, Gray,. p. 208; Gould, v. pi. 34. 

 The Goosander, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 292. 



Merganser = diving Goose ; from mergus -\- anser. Coined by Gesner, on 

 account of the bird's size. 



The Goosander breeds sparingly in the North of Scotland, 

 and occurs on the coasts and waters of the United Kingdom 

 from autumn to spring. It inhabits the Palsearctic and 

 Nearctic Regions. 



MergUS serrator. RED-BEEASTED MEEGANSEE. 

 Mergus S err ator, Linnaeus, S. N. i. p. 208 (1766). 



Merganser serrator, Macg. v. p. 216. 



Mergus serrator, Naum. xii. p. 333 ; Hewitson, p. 437 ; Gray, 



p. 209; Yarr. ed. 2, iii. p. 389; id. ed. 3, hi. p. 392; 



Gould, v. pi. 35; Harting, p. 67; Dresser, vi. p. 693. 



