Ducks 



129. American Merganser {Merganser americatiui). 

 L. 25; B. from nostril, 1.5; nostril miJway between 

 eye and tip of bill. Ad. ^. No band of streaks on 

 breast; no crest. Ad, "^.a-ndYng. Chin xvbitr, crown 

 and throat reddish brownj rest of underparts anj spec- 

 ulum white; above and tall ashy. 



Range, — North America; breeds from New Brunswick, rarely 

 nioumainsof Pennsylvania, 'Minnesota, and mountains of Colorado 

 and California nurthward; winters from Maine and British Columbia 

 south to South Carolina and southern California. 



(30. Red- breasted Merganser (Merganser serratoj'). 

 L. zz; B. from nostril, i.S; nostril nearer to eye than to 

 tip of bill. y^d. 1^. Breast with a broad cinnamon 

 band streaked with black; he.id feathers lengthened. 

 A J. 9 ait J Yng. Crown grayish brown, washed with 

 rubty. Chin and throat paJer; rest of underparts and 

 speculum white; back and tall ashy. Notes. When 

 alarmed, several low, guttural croaks, (Elliot.) 



Rangre. — Northern hemisphere; breeds. In America, from New Bruns- 

 wick and noniiern Illinois nonh to Greenland and Alaslta; winters 

 from southern breeding limits, south to Cuba and Lower California. 



131. Hooded Merganser iLophodytes cucullatus). 

 L. 17.5. Ad. 1^. A large, circular black and white 

 crest. Ad. $ Yng. A small cinnamon crest, head, 

 neck and breast grayish brown; back, blackish; belly 

 white, NoUs. "A hoai^se croak, hke a small edition 

 of that of the Red-breasted Merganser." (Elliot.) 



Range. — North America from Cuba and Lower California north to 

 Labri dor and Alaska; breeds locally throughout its range, chiefly in 

 Interior of British America; winters from British Columbia. Illinois, 

 and Mjssachuseits southward. 



132. Mallard (Anas hoschas'). L. 33. Speculum 

 (patch in wing) purple bordered by black and whiti; 

 under surface of wing pure white. Ad. ^. Head 

 green; breast chestnut, 3 white neck-ring. Ad. ?. 

 Above blackish and buffy, below rusty buff mottled 

 with dusky grayish brown. Notes. The familiar 

 quack of the barnyard Duck, 



Ranue. — Northern hemisphere; breeds, in America, from Labrador, 

 Indiana, Iowa, and California north to Greenland .ind Alaska; winters 

 from British Columbia, Kansas, and New Jersey to Central America 

 and West Indies. 



I 43. Pintail {Dafila acuta) . L. p^, 38; $, 22. Ad. 



Central tail feathers black, 7-5 long, pointed. Ad, 

 Tail 3.5,; feathers sbarplj/ pointed; brownish black, 

 w.th buff bars; under wing-coverts Juskj' and iuf\ 

 back blackish with internal buff loops. Notes. A loud 

 quack, less sonorous than that of the Mallard; a low 

 mellow whistle, and a harsh rolling note. (Nelson.) 



Range. — Northern hemisphere; breeds, in America, from New Bruns- 

 wick, iowa, Illinois, and British Columbia northward; winters from 

 British Columbia. Illinois, and Vlr^nla, south to Central America and 

 West Indies. 



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