(Edemia velvetina.* Cass. 
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America. 
(American 
Velvet Scoter.) 
Along both coasts of Northern North 
America. (Baird, Cassin, and 
Lawrence. ) 
Mergus merganser.* Linn. 
Across the Continent of North America, 
breeding in the northern parts, and 
being found in winter as far south as 
Texas. The American bird is now 
consideredidentical with the European. 
(Dresser.) It has been separated as 
M. americanus (Cass); andin Baird, 
Cassin, and Lawrence, it is said to 
differ from the European bird in 
having the prolonged feathers of the 
head almost restricted to the occiput 
and neck behind, instead of beginning 
almost at the base of the bill, and the 
black bars of the greater wing coverts 
exposed and more conspicuous. 
Mergus albellus. 
Audubon found a female at New Orleans, 
which isthe only record of its occurring 
in America. 
Europe. 
(Edemia fusca.* Steph. (Velvet Scoter.) 
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Northern 
Russia, Novaya Zemlya. A regular 
winter visitant to North Germany, a 
straggler in South Germany. Common 
in autumn on the coasts of Denmark. 
Found in the British Isles. | Rarer on 
the coast of Belgium, France, and 
Portugal; a small flock seen at 
Santander. Rare in the Mediterranean; 
accidental in Italy; very rare in 
Greece. 
Found in North-Eastern Africa and the 
Caspian Sea. (Dresser. ) 
Mergus merganscr.* Linn. (Goosander.) 
Northern Europe, Scotland. In winter 
through Western Europe, by the 
British Isles, Belgium, Holland, 
France, and Spain, to the Mediter- 
ranean, where it occurs, though rarely. 
Southern Germany, on the Danube; 
not uncommon in Turkey. Rare in 
Southern Russia and the Black Sea. 
Has been very rarely found on the 
coast of North-West Africa. 
Northern Asia, and across to Japan, 
Northern India (Himalayas), Turkes- 
tan, through China, and down to the 
Amoy in winter. (Dresser.) 
Mergus albellus.* Linn. (Smew.) 
Northern and North-Eastern Europe 
and Asia. In winter it occurs in the 
British Isles, Germany, the Dutch 
coast, north of France and Spain, and 
is rare on the Rhine and Elbe, and, 
according to Wright (Ibis, 1864, p. 
291), it has been found at Malta. It 
is not uncommon in Greece, and 
occurs in Italy, Sicily, and Savoy. It 
is common on the Black Sea, and has 
occurred at Tangier and in North- 
West Africa. (Dresser.) 
COLYMBID &. 
Colymbus glacialis.* Linn. ; 
Generally distributed over North America, 
New Mexico, the Pacific Coast. 
(Baird, Cassin, and Lawrence.) Breeds 
in Greenland. (Newton.) 
Scien. Proc., R.D.S. Von. u, Pr. y. 
Colymbus glacialis.* Linn. (Great Nor- 
thern Diver. ) 
According to Yarrell it is found in the 
British Isles, and formerly bred there, 
(Sir T. Browne.) Norway. (Hewit- 
son.) Lapland. (Dann.) Breeds in 
Finmark, but is rare in Sweden except 
in winter. Breeds at the Faroes; also 
in Iceland. (Proctor.) Spitzbergen. 
Rare in the adult state in Germany, 
France, and Switzerland. Has once 
occurred in Italy. (Savi.) 
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