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266 — Mergus cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. Male. A 

 hamlsoine bird, an intermediate iorm between the 

 ducks and geese. It nests in trees, and carries its 

 young to water. Near Lakota, Nelson Co., Dakota. 



Donated by Wni. Budge, Esq., Grand Forks, D. T., 

 October 28, 1888. 



267 — Mergus cucuUatus. Hooded Merganser. Male. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



268 — Mergus serrator. Female of the Red-Breasted Mer- 

 ganser. The male alone possesses a red breast. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



269 — Aix sponsa. Wood Duck or Summer Duck. This 

 very pretty duck builds its nest in a tree, and with its 

 beak carries its young to the water. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



L^TO — Clangula albeola. Spirit Duck, Butter Ball, l>uffle 

 Head and Hell-diver are the vulgar names given to 

 this duck with bright and iridescent plumage. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



•271 — Anas boscas. Mallard. Female. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



272 — Canvas-back duck. Female. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



273— Duck. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



274 — Si)atula clypeata. Sho^ eller Duck or IJroad liill. Male. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



275 — Querque<lula discors. Blue-wingc<l Teal. Female. 



Pembina County, Dakota. 



276 — Mareca Anu-ric-ana. American Wigcon. 



Fargo, Dakota. 



277 — Phalacrocorax carbn. Cormorant. Collected by Henry 

 Montgomery, in 1887. 



Devils Lake, Dakota. 



