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Erismatura Rulida——Lonap. 
Ruddy Duck. 
Not common. Found from Delaware to New 
York, and west to Iowa, where it breeds. Eges 
eight. 
Mergus Americanus.— Cass. 
Sheldrake. 
I have often killed this duck on the Delaware, 
south of Chester, Pa., and north to Delaware 
County, New York, where I found it breeding, 
and observed it carrying the young froma hollow 
tree, and depositing them in a pond near the 
river. Ihave also shot it in Iowa. Breeds in 
Minnesota. Not common. 
Mer gus Serrator—Linn. 
Red-breasted Merganser. 
Not common. I have found it on the Delaware, 
and as far south as Virginia. 
Lophodytes Cucullatus—Rerch. 
Hooded Merganser. 
Found in the Winter as far south as Virginia ; 
also along the Delaware River and west to Iowa, 
where I found it breeding. Nest in hollow trees. 
Eges eight. Not rare. 
Pelecanus Fuscus.— Linn. 
Brown Pelican. 
It is very abundant at Key West, Florida, and 
