CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. -19 



Pelecanus californicus. 



CALIFORNIA BROWN PELICAN. 



A few examples have been observed along the coast of British 

 Columbia. 



Fregata aquila. 



MAN-O'-WAR BIRD. 



Two of these birds have been taken in Canadian waters 

 one off Halifax, October 16, 1876, and one off Point des Monts, 

 P. Q., by Mr. COMEAU, August 13, 1884. 



Merganser americanus. 



AMERICAN MERGANSER. 



A common species throughout the Dominion, breeding from 

 about the 45th parallel to the Hudson's Bay region. Some winter 

 in New Brunswick and in Southern Ontario. 



Merganser serrator. 



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. 



This is the " Shell-drake " of sportsmen, and is distributed 

 over the entire Dominion, though more abundant near the 

 Atlantic and Pacific coasts than in the interior. It breeds from 

 about the 45th parallel to the Arctics, but none winter in Canada. 



Lophodytes cucullatus. 



HOODED MERGANSER. 



An abundant summer resident of Canada, breeding through- 

 out its range (which extends to the Fur Countries), excepting in 

 Southern Ontario, where it occurs as a migrant only. 



