Ducks. 
¥ 129. American Merganser (Merganser americanus). 
L. 25; B. from nostril, 1.5; nostril midway between 
eye and tip of bill. Ad. g'. Noband of streaks on 
breast; nocrest. Ad. 9. and Yung. Chin white; crown 
and throat reddish brown; rest of underparts and spec- 
ulum white; above and tail ashy. 
Range.—North America; breeds from New Brunswick, rarely 
mountains of Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and mountains of Colorado 
and California northward; winters from Maine and British Columbia 
south to South Carolina and southern California. 
130. Red-breasted Merganser (Merganser serrator ). 
L. 22; B. from nostril, 1.8; nostril nearer to eye than to 
tip of bill. Ad. g. Breast with a broad cinnamon 
band streaked with black; head feathers lengthened. 
Ad. 9 and Yng. Crown grayish brown, washed with 
rusty. Chin and throat paler; rest of underparts and 
speculum white; back and tail ashy. Notes. When 
alarmed, several low, guttural croaks. (Elliot.) 
Range.—Northern hemisphere; breeds, in America, from New Bruns- 
wick and northern Illinois north to Greenland and Alaska; winters 
from southern breeding limits, south to Cuba and Lower California. 
131. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). 
L. 17.5. Ad. %. A large, circular black and white 
crest. Ad. @ Yung. A small cinnamon crest, head, 
neck and breast grayish brown; back, blackish; belly 
white. Notes. ‘‘A hoarse croak, like a small edition 
of that of the Red-breasted Merganser.” (Elliot.) 
Range.—North America from Cuba and Lower California north to 
Labrador and Alaska; breeds locally throughout its range, chiefly In 
interlor of British America; winters from British Columbia, Illinois, 
and Massachusetts southward. 
4132. Mallard (Anas boschas). L. 23. Speculum 
(patch in wing) purple bordered by black and white; 
under surface of wing pure white. 4d. Gg’. Head 
green; breast chestnut, a white neck-ring. Ad, Q. 
Above blackish and buffy, below rusty buff mottled 
with dusky grayish brown. Notes. The familiar 
quack of the barnyard Duck. 
Range.—Northern hemisphere; breeds, in America, from Labrador, 
Indiana, Iowa, and California,north to Greenland and Alaska; winters 
from British Columbia, Kansas, and New Jersey to Central America 
and West Indies. 
* 143. Pintail (Dafila acuta). L. &, 28; 9,22, Ad. 
. Central tail feathers black, 7.5 long, pointed. Ad. 
. Tail 3.5,; feathers sharply pointed; brownish black, 
| with buff bars; under wing-coverts dusky and buff; 
back blackish with znternal buff loops. ‘Notes. A loud 
quack, less sonorous than that of the Mallard; alow 
mellow whistle, and a harsh rolling note. (Nelson.) 
Range.—Northern hemisphere; breeds, in America, from New Bruns- 
wick, Iowa, Illinols, and British Columbia northward; winters from 
British Columbia, Illinois, and Virginia, south to Central America and 
West Indies. 
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