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named Urgele Paquette, of St. Andrews, P. Q. I 

 saw this specimen, and Paquette said it was the 

 first of the kind he had shot on the lake. It had 

 only twelve tail feathers, showing it to be of this 

 species. While out duck-shooting with him Nov. 

 1, 1893, at the same place, we secured another 

 specimen of this cormorant, a very dark plumaged 

 bird, which I consider to be an adult. 



Order ANSERES. Lamellirostral Swimmers. 



Family Anatidce. Ducks, Geese and Swans. 



Subfamily Mergiim. Mergansers. 



Genus Merganser. Brisson. 



23. American Merganser. (Goosander ; Sawbill ; 



Fish-duck.) M. americanus. (Cass.) 



" Transient Visitant," common. This duck gen- 

 erally is found singly, but occasionally a few flock 

 together, when they offer a tempting shot to 

 the sportsmen on account of their large size and 

 handsome appearance; otherwise, they are not 

 hunted for the markets, as they are considered too 

 fishy for the table. Observed in our markets April 



24, and at Lake St. Peter November 1. I saw two 

 April 28, 1893, at Lake of Two Mountains, and 

 several between October 25 and November 4, 1893, 

 at the same place. 



