xiv SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



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Order ANSERIFORMES.-SCEEAMEES, SWANS, GEESE, &c.~Contd. 



Genus Chaeitonbtta, or Buffel-headed Ducks ... ... 404 



Charitonetta albeola — Buflfel-headed Duck ... ... 405 



Genus Clangula, or Golden-eyes ... ... ... 407 



Clangula glaucion — Golden-eye ... ... ... 408 



Genus CosMONETTA, or Harlequin Ducks ... ... 411 



Oosmonetta histrionica — Harlequin Duck ... ... 412 



Genus Hakelda, or Long- tailed Ducks ... ... 415 



Harelda glacialis — Long-tailed Duck ... ... 416 



Genus CEdemia, or Scoters ... ... ... ••■ 419 



ffidemia nigra — Common Scoter ... ... ... 420 



,, fusca — Velvet Scoter ... ... ... 423 



,, perspicillata— Surf Scoter ... ... 426 



Genus Heniconetta, or Eufous-breasted Eiders ... 429 



Heniconetta, steUeri — Steller's Eider ... ... 430 



Genus Somatbeia, or Eiders... ... ... ... 432 



Somateria moUissima— Common Eider ... ... 433 



,, spectabilis — King Eider ... ... 437 



Subfamily Meegin.® — The Meegansees ... ... ... 440 



Genus Meegansee, or Typical Mergansers ... ... 440 



Merganser castor — Goosander ... ... ... 441 



,, serrator — Eed-breasted Merganser ... 444 



Genus Lophodytes, or Hooded Mergansers ... ... 447 



Lophodytes cucuUatus — Hooded Merganser ... 448 



Genus Mbegds, or Smews ... ... ... ... 450 



Mergus albellus — Smew ... ... ... ... 451 



Note. — For Alphabetical Index see page 458. 



