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Violet-green Cormorant I riiahierocora.r pelagicus robust us, 

 Ridgw i. 

 Abundant on both coasts of the Island; has been taken as far 

 north as Port Simpson. Breeds on Islands close to Sidney Island. 



Family PELECANIDJE. Pelicans. 



Pelecanus. ( Linnaeus) . 



American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhijnelws, Gmel). 

 Not common. Sicamous, Alexandria Bridge, Tranquille, 

 Comox, Chilliwhaek and Okanagan. 



California Brown Pelican {Pelecanus califomicus, Kidgw). 

 Not common. Kace Rocks and Sumas Lake. 



Order ANSERES. Lamellirostral Swimmers 



Family AXATID.cE. Mergansers, Ducks, Geese and Swans. 



Merganser. ( Brisson ) . 



American Merganser {Merganser amerieanus, Cass). 



Found throughout the Province. Taken on West Coast of Van- 

 couver Island in May ; also on Queen Charlotte Islands in July and 

 on Okanagan Lake all winter. 



Red-breasted Merganser (Merganser serrator, Linn). 



The red-breasted Merganser inhabits most parts of the north 

 of Europe on the continent and as high as Iceland; also in the 

 Russian dominions about the great rivers of Siberia. It is said to 

 be frequent in Greenland, where it breeds on the shores. The inhab- 

 itants often take it by darts thrown at it, especially in August, being 

 then in moult. At Hudson's Bay, according to Hutchins, they come 

 in pairs about the middle of June, as soon as the ice breaks up, and 

 build soon after their arrival, chiefly on dry spots of ground on the 

 islands; lay from eight to thirteen white eggs the size of those of a 

 duck ; the nest is made of withered grass and lined with down of the 

 breast. An abundant resident. 



