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611. Mergus americanus, Cass. Sheldrake. Whole of North America 813 



612. Mergus serrator, Linn. Red-breasted Merganser. Whole of North America and 



Europe 814 



613. Lophodytes cucuUatus, (Linn.) Reich. Hooded Merganser. Whole of North 



America 816 



614. Mergdlus cdbelltis, (Linn.) Selby. Smew. Northern parts of Old World ; very 



accidental in America _817 



615. Pdecanvs (Cyrtopdecanus) erytlirorhynchus, Gmelin. American Pelican. North 



America generally, on both shores and in the interior 868 



616. Pelecanus ( Onocr otolith J fuscus, Linn. Brown Pelican. South Atlantic and Gulf 



coasts of the United States ; coast of California 870 



617. Sula (Svla) bassana, Briss. Common Gannet : Solan Goose. Atlantic coast of 



North America and Europe 871 



618. Sula (Dysporus) fiber, (Linn.) Booby Gannet. South Atlantic and Gulf coast of 



United States 872 



619. Tachypetes aquilus, (Linn.) Vieillot. Frigate Pelican : Man-of-war Bird. South 



Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States and southern coast of 

 California. Generally distributed in tropical regions 873 



620. Graculvs (PhcdacrocoraxJ carbo, (Linn.) Gray. Common Cormorant. Atlantic 



coast of North America to New Jersey, (in winter) and Europe • • 876 



621. Graculus (Phalacrocorax) perspicillatus, (Pallas,) Lawrence. Pallas' s Cormorant. 



Russian America 877 



622. Graculus (Phalacrocorax) cincinnatus, (Brandt,) Gray. Tufted Cormorant. Sitka, 



Russian America 877 



623. Graculus dilophus, (Sw.) Gray. Double Crested Cormorant. Arctic North 



America ; south to Carolina and California in winter 877 



624. Graculus fioridanits, (Aud.) Bon. Florida Cormorant. South Atlantic and Gulf 



coasts of United States and some distance inland 879 



625. Gracrdus mexicanus, (Brandt,) Bon. Mexican Cormorant. Coast of Texas and Rio 



Grande; Cuba 879 



626. Graculus (Urile J penicillatus, (Brandt,) Bon&Tp. Brandt's Cormorant. West coast 



of North America 880 



627. Graculus (VrHeJ violaceus, (Gmelin,) Gray. Violet Green Cormorant. West 



coast of North America 881 



628. Plotus anhinga, Linn. Snake Bird : Water Turkey. Fresh waters of South 



Atlantic and Gulf States • 883 



629. Phaeton flavirostris, Brandt. Yellow-billed Tropic Bird. Tropical regions of the 



Atlantic seas 855 



630. Diomedea (Diomedea) exulans, hinn. The Wandering Albatros. Pacific ocean ■• ■ 821 



631. Diomedea (Phoebastria) brachyura, Temm. The Short-tailed Albatros. North 



Pacific ; coasts of California and Oregon 822 



632. Diomedea (Thalassarche) chlororhyncha, Gmel. The Yellow-nosed Albatross. Pa- 



cific ocean ; coast of Oregon 822 



633. Diomedea (PhoebetriaJ/uliginosa, Gmel. The Sooty Albatross. Pacific coasts of 



California and Oregon • .• 823 



