LAMELL1E0STRES—ANAT1DAE— MERGUS MERGANSER. 



483 



ERISMATDRA RUBIDA (Wils.). 

 Ruddy Duck. 



Anas rubida, Wils., Am. Orn., viii, 1814, 12S, 130, pi. 71, figs. 5, G. 



Erismatura rubida, Bd., Birds N. A., 1858, 811. — Id., U. S. & Mex. Bound. Surv., ii, 

 pt. ii, 1859, Birds, 27.— Heerji., P. R, R, Rep., x, 1859, pt. iv, 70 (California).— 

 Xantus, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 193 (Fort Tejon, Cal.).— 

 Henry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 109 (New Mexico).— IIayd., 

 Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, xii, 18(32, 176.— Stev., U. S. Geol. Surv. Terr., 1870, 

 4G6.— Allen, Bui. Mus. Comp. Zool., 1872, 183 (Great Salt Lake, Septem- 

 ber).— Coues, Key N. A. Birds, 1872, 583.— Snow, Birds Kan., 1872, 15.— 

 Yarrow & Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1S72, Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 32. — 

 Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1873, Wheeler's Exped., 1S74, 147.— Coues, 

 Birds Northwest, 1874, 5S3. 



Erismatura "dominica" (err.), Hold., Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., xv, 1872,210. 



This species was present, though in small numbers, at Utah Lake in 

 November. A specimen was also shot at the old crater south of Zufii, N. 

 Mex. It probably occurs throughout the entire Middle and Southern 

 Regions, at least during the migrations. 



No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill. 



Tarsus. 



453 



<?jun. 



Provo, Utah 



Nov. 27, 1S72 



Dr. H. C. Yarrow and 

 H. W. Henshaw. 





















MERGUS MERGANSER, Linn. 

 Sheldrake. 



Mergus merganser, Linn., Syst. Nat., i, 17GG, 208. — Allen, Bui. Mus. Comp. Zool., iii, 

 1872, 183.— Coues, Key N. A. Birds, 1872, 296.— Id., Birds Northwest, 

 1874, 5S3. 



Mergus amcricanus, Cass., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1853, 187. — Bd., Birds N. A., 

 1858, 813.— Henry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila,, 1859, 109 (New Mexico).— 

 Coop. & Suckl., P. R. R. Rep., xii, pt. ii, 18G0, 263.— Hayd., Trans. Am. Phil. 

 Soc, xii, 1862, 176.— Stev., U. S. Geol. Surv. Terr., 1870, 406.— Snow, Birds 

 Kan., 1S73, 11. 



Mergus merganser var. americanus, Henshaw, An. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., xi, 1S74, 13. 



I noticed quite a number of this species on a little stream in Northern 

 New Mexico in November of the past season. It also occurs in Utah. 



