210 MEDUSA, MERGUS. 
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12—2. Mepusa. Spec. 45. 
cruciata, (crossed jelly,) body marked witha milk- 
white cross, jelly-like, transparent, surrounded 
at the margin with fine fibres. 
See Ms, P. 
4—5. Mecaruerium. Spec. 2. 
americanum, (extinct,) occiput elongated, flatten- 
ed, convex above the eyes; whole fore foot 
touches the ground. 
See MS. P. 
2—4, MeLeacris. Spec. 2. 
gallipavo, (turkey,) front and chin carunculated ; 
breast (of the male,) tufied.. Three and a half 
feet long. Found wild in many parts of this 
country. When domesticated it varies much 
an colour. 
See MS. P. 
8S—5. Meta. Spec. about 60. 
pensylvanica, (black spanish fly,) entirely black, 
opake. 
vesicatoria, (spanish-fly,) green ; antenne black. 
On ash and elder trees. Canruanis of Olivier. 
Lytra of Fabricius. See Latreille, p. 316. 
and on. 
See MS. P. 
2—6. Mereus. Spec 10. 
mergzanser, (goosander,) subcrested ; white; head, 
neck, upper part of the breast and wings glossy- 
black ; tail cinereous. 
castor, (dun-diver,) crested, cinereous ; head and 
upper part of the neck bay ; chin, middle quill- 
feathers and belly white. ‘Two feet long, 
See MS. P. 
