THE GOOSANDER AND THE PIED SMEW 259 



THE RED-BREASTED GOOSANDER. 



(Mergus serrator.) 



MALE. The bill rich vermilion ; the nail yellow- 

 ish-grey ; iris blood red ; the head and upper neck 

 greenish-black. Two tufts of the lengthened crest 

 project from the rest. Back black before, grey 

 with dusky lines behind. The middle fore-neck 

 light red, streaked with dusky colour ; breast and 

 belly pure white. A tuft of large feathers before 

 the shoulder-joint white, with broad black margins. 

 A white patch on the wing, and two black bands. 

 Legs and feet deep vermilion. Length, from bill 

 to tail, twenty-five inches. 



FEMALE. The head, hind-part, and sides of neck 

 half-way down light reddish-brown ; throat grey- 

 ish-white. Lower part of neck, all round; greyish- 

 brown, the front feathers tipped with white ; rest 

 of lower parts pure white ; upper parts brownish- 

 grey, the feathers edged with grey. Small wing 

 coverts grey, without the white patch seen in the 

 male ; quills brownish-black. One dark band on 

 the wing. Bill and feet paler than in the male. 

 Length, from bill to tail, twenty-three inches. 



THE HOODED GOOSANDER. 



(Mergus cucullatus.} 



MALE. The bill black ; nail whitish ; iris 

 yellow ; upper part of head black. A large patch 

 of white on each side behind the eye, showing 



