188 ANATIDiB. 



Mergus serrator. Eed-breasted Meeganser. 



MergUS serrator Linnceus, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 129 : 



Sweden. 



Mergus serrator Linn. ; B. O. U. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 136 ; 



Saunders, Manual, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 473. 

 Merganser serrator Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. 1895, p. 479. 



Serrator— oTia using a saw, serra (referring to the serrated bill). 



Distributicm in the British Islands. — A Resident in Scotland 

 and breeding commonly on the lochs and along the coasts, 

 especially in the northern and western counties ; also in the 

 Shetlands and Orkneys and the Hebrides. In Ireland it nests 

 in many parts on the large loughs and along the sea-board. 

 As a Winter Visitor it is common about the coasts and is 

 generally distributed. 



General Distribution. — The Red-breasted Merganser in- 

 habits the northern parts of the northern Hemisphere and 

 breeds over a large part of its range, in Greenland, Iceland, 

 the Faeroes, Scandinavia, north Russia, and northern Siberia ; 

 also in North America from Alaska eastwards and south 

 to about 45° N. latitude. In winter it is generally distri- 

 buted over Europe, the Mediterranean, north Africa, the 

 Black and Caspian seas, Persia, north-west India, China, and 

 Japan ; while in America it ranges to Lower California and 

 Florida, and occasionally to the Bermudas and Cuba ; also 

 to the Hawaiian Islands. 



Genus LOPHODYTES lieichenbach, Syst. Av. Nat. 1852, 



p. ix. 



Type : L. cucullatus (Linn.). 

 I/oj)?io(ij/tes=creBt-bearing; from Xc)^os=a crest, and ^uu)=I wear. 



Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. 



Mergus cucullatus Limums, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 129 : 

 Eastern United States. 



Mergus cucullatus Linn. ; B. 0. TT. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 137 ; 

 Saunders, Manual, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 477. 



