30 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



and pelicans on the 10th near Leavenworth and an abundance of 

 geese and pelicans on the 13th near Brunswick. Mr. Jasper 

 Blines of Alexandria, Mo., writes in Forest and Stream, vol. 39, 

 p. 294: "On September 25, 1892, immense flocks of pelicans 

 appeared along the Mississippi (Clark Co.) pursuing their annual 

 migration southward. One flock I observed was a quarter of a 

 mile in length and contained hundreds of these great birds. 

 The pelicans are the only wild fowl which seem to maintain their 

 average numbers." 



Order ANSERES. Lamellirostral Swimmers. 



Family Anatidae. Ducks, Geese and Swans. 



Subfamily Merginae. Mergansers. 



129. Merganser americanus (Cass.). American Merganser. 



Mergus americanus. Mergus merganser. American Sheldrake. Fish Duck. 

 Goosander. Buff-breasted Sheldrake. 



Geog. Dist. — North America generally. Breeds now chiefly 

 from Newfoundland, Labrador and British Columbia northward, 

 locally also in northern United States, and sparingly in the 

 mountainous regions of the West. Winters through the southern 

 United States to the Gulf coast. 



In Missouri the Merganser is a common transient visitant and 

 one of the earliest migrants in spring, coming as soon as the ice 

 breaks up; some remain in mild winters. 



130. Merganser serrator (Linn.). Red-breasted Merganser. 



Mergus serrator. Red-breasted Sheldrake. Fishduck. 



Geog. Dist. — Northern portion of northern hemisphere. 

 Breeds from Newfoundland and Greenland through the wooded 

 region to the Aleutian Islands; south sparingly to the northern 

 United States. Winters in the United States, mostly coastwise, 

 rare in the interior. 



A specimen, of this, in Missouri apparently rare species, was 

 taken near Kansas City, April 20, 1902, by Mr. John A. Bryant. 

 Mr. W. E. Praeger took two females near Keokuk, February 14, 

 1890, and Mr. Edmonde S. Currier of Keokuk gives the following 

 dates: February 21 and 23, 1892, March 28, 1899, May 4, 1902, 

 October 19, 1902, November 12, 1896. 



