RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. 



130. Mergus serrator. . 22 in. 



Male marked as shown, the head being 

 glossed with green and crested. Breast 

 streaked and tinged with brown. Female 

 brownish-gray and white. Head slightly 

 crested. Nostril nearer the eye than it is 

 to the tip of the bill. 



Nest. On the ground. Lined with down. 



Range. Breeds north from Me. and Minn. 

 Winters throughout the U. S. 



HOODED MERGANSER. 



131. Lophodytes cucullatus. 17 in. 



Male black and white, with brown flanks. 

 Flattened circular crest. Female gray and 

 white with brownish head. Bills of all mer- 

 gansers are cylindrical and toothed. 



Nest. In holes in trees; near streams or 

 lakes. Eggs grayish-white. 



Range. Breeds locally throughout the U. 

 S. and southern Canada. Winters in south- 

 ern states. 



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