MEKGUS CUCULLATUS, HOODED MEEGANSEE. 585 



AUD., Orn. Biog. iii, 1835, 246, pi. 233; Syn. 1839, 299; B. Am. vi, 1843, 4tl2, pi. 

 413.— Eyt,, Mon. Anat. 1838, 177.— Keys. & Blas., Wirb. Eur. 1840, 88.— Temji., 

 Man. iv, 1840, 557.— Geay, List B. Br. Mus. 1844, 147 ; Geu. of B. iii, 1849, 629 ; 

 List Br. B. 1863, 209.— Schl., Eev. Grit. 1844, 121 ; Mus. P.-B. viii, 18ii5, 5.— 

 DeKay, N. Y. Zool. ii, 1844, 320.— GlK., B. L. 1. 1844, 341.— De'JL., Orn. Eur. ii, 

 1849, 483.— Newb., P. E. K. Eep. vi, 1857, 104.— Cas.s., U. S. Expl. Exp. 1858, 

 345.— Mt;rk., Edinb. N.Pbil. Joum. 1859, 231.— SCL., P. Z. S. 1859, 237.— Degl.- 

 Geebe, Orn. Eur. ii, 1867, 572.— CouES, Key, 1872, 296. 



Merganser mwullatus, Steph., Gen. Zool. xii, pt. ii, 1824, 168. — Bp., List, 1838, 59. — 

 Macgil., Man. Orn. ii, 1842, 196. 



Lophodytes cucullatois, Ebich., Syst. Av. 1852, ix. — Bp., Comptes Eend. xliii, 1856. — 

 Bd., B. N. a. 1858, 816.— ScjL., P. Z. S. 1859, 369.— Coop. & SncK., N. H. Wasb. 

 Ter. 1860, 265.— Hayd,, Eep. 1862, 176.— Veke., Pr. Ess. Inst, iii, 1862, 159.— 

 Codes, ibid, v, 1868, 201.— Gundl., Av. Cuba, 1866, 391.— Dress., Ibis, 1866, 

 144.— Dall &. Bann., Tr. Chic. Acad, i, 1869, 202.— Stev., U. S. Geol. Surv. 

 Ter. 1870, 466.— Snow, B. Kans. 1873, 12.— Allen, Bull. M. C. Z. iii, 1872, 183 ; 

 and of many writers. 



Hob. — The "whole of North America. Europe : for occurrences, see authors above 

 quoted. Cuba (Cab., J. f. O. v, 1857, 231). 

 Lieutenant Warren's Expedition. — 5475, Yellowstone Eiver. 

 Later Expeditions. — 60861, Green Eiver. 



The Hooded Merganser is the most abundant one of the three in the 

 Missouri region. M. serrator is the rarest; I have not myself met with 

 it. M. cucullatus breeds in Northern Dakota, and also on the Upper 

 Missouri and Milk Elvers. 



