io8 I>irds of Canada. 



Snb-Pamily MERGING. The Sheldrakes. 

 Mcrgus scrrator. The Red-breasted Merganser. 



The Red-breasted Merganser breeds in Canada. 

 The head and neck is dark green ; under parts, 

 yellowish-white. Head with a conspicuous crest. 

 Nests, in a marsh, or on an island ; eggs, ten, 

 light drab. 



M. americanus. The Goosander, or Fish Duck. 



This beautiful fowl frequently breeds in On- 

 tario. It builds its nest on the top of a tall 

 stump, or on the branch of a dead tree ; eggs, 

 eight in number, of a pale creamy white. Head 

 and neck, green ; back, black ; under parts, 

 salmon color ; wings, white, crossed by a band 

 of black. 



HOODED MERGANSER. 



Lophodytes cuciillatus. The Hooded Merganser. 



This elegant bird is not so common as the 

 other Mergansers. It breeds in Canada. Nests, 



