COLUMBIDJE. L37 



The Red-breasted Merganser, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 287. 



Serrdtor = one using a saw, serra. 



The Red-breasted Merganser breeds in Scotland andJ&ulL. 

 Ireland, and occurs from autumn to spring in all parts of the 

 United Kingdom. It inhabits the Palsearctic and Nearctic 

 Regions. 



MergUS CUCullatus. HOODED MEKGANSER. 

 Mergus cucullatus, Linnaeus, S. N. i. p. 207 (1766). 

 Merganser cucullatus, Macg. v. p. 225. 

 Mergus cucullatus, Gray, p. 209 ; Yarr. ed. 2, iii. p. 383 ; 



id. ed. 3, iii. p. 386; Gould, v. pi. 36; Harting, p. 165. 

 The Hooded Merganser, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 282. 



Cuculldtus = with a cap or hood, cucullus. 



A very rare straggler to the United Kingdom. It inhabits 

 North America. 



Mergus albellus. SMEW. 



Mergus Albellus, Linnaus, S. N. i. p. 209 (1766). 

 Mergus albellus,, Macg. v. p. 233 ; Naum. xii. p. 314 ; Yarr. 



ed. 2, iii. p. 378; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 381 ; Gould, v. pi. 37; 



Harting, p. 67; Dresser, vi. p. 699. 

 Mergellus albellus,, Gray, p. 210. 

 The Smew, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 277. 



Albellus = the little white (albus) bird. 



An irregular winter visitant to the coasts of the United 

 Kingdom, more abundant on the north and east. It inhabits 

 the Northern Palsearctic Region. 



Order COLUMB^]. 

 Family COLUMBID^E. 



Genus COLUMBA, Linnaus, S. N. i. p. 279 (1766). 



Columba = a Dove, in classical Latin; probably as if meaning "dark," from 

 the root of caligo = darkness. But cf. Lith. guile swan, O. Irish gall, with 

 the meaning " white." Probably not akin to Colymbus. 



