Cuass IL. SMEW MERGANSER. 
white; the next black, tipt with white; the 
lesser quil feathers the same; the scapulars: 
next the wings white; the tail deep ash color ; 
the legs a bluish grey. 
The female (considered in the last edition as a 
distinct species, under the name of the Red 
Headed Smew) weighs fifteen ounces; the 
length is one foot four inches ; the breadth one 
foot eleven inches. The bill is of a lead color; 
the head slightly crested, and of a rust color; 
from beyond the eyes to the bill is an oval black 
spot; the cheeks and throat are white ; the hind 
part of the neck is of a deep grey; the fore part 
clouded with a lighter; the belly white; the 
back and tail are of a dusky ash color ; the legs 
of a pale ash color. 
FEMALE. 
