300 THE GOOSANDER OR MERGANSER. 
District ; some stream north of Lakhimpur ; close to Sadiya ; 
numerous localities near the bases of the Garo and Khasi Hills, 
on both their northern and southern faces and well inside them ;* 
near Jamtara about 156 miles from Calcutta on the E. I. line 
of Railway (Brooks) ; ata large lake seven miles from Burrakur, 
on the Grand Trunk Road where there were some hundreds 
(Parker); on the Damudain Bankurah and Bardwan; in Man- 
bhum and Dhalbhum on the Subanrika ; Lohardugga (Bal/) ; 
Singhbhum, (Chaibassa, 77zckell) ; the Rer River, Sirguja (Ball) ; 
the Mahanadi, near Arung (Raipur), and further down almost to 
Sambalpur, (Slewitt),; this latter district north of the Maha- 
nadi,(Lal/); Palamow,( Money) ; and the Sone River near Dehree- 
on-Sone (/. Stewart, C.S.— W. Forsyth). Lastlyt Ajmere, near 
which place Major O’Moore Creagh, V.C., shot a fine male ina 
large tank. 
Of course the record is still most imperfect, and I have little 
doubt that the Merganser will prove to straggle during the cold 
season, one year or another, to most swztab/e localities in the 
Empire, north of say the 22nd degree North Latitude, South 
of this (except, as already mentioned, on the Mahanadi) we 
have as yet no reason to believe that it ever occurs. 
Outside our limits we know it to be common in China, extend- 
ing as farsouth as Amoy, and visiting Japan also. Prjevalski found 
it in Mongolia, in Kansu, and down at the Koko-Nor, but it does 
not appear to breed in any of these localities. Throughout 
Southern and South-eastern Siberia it is common, breeding in 
many places. In winter it is not uncommon in the streams 
about Kashgar in Eastern Turkestan, whence it was said to 
migrate in summer, and breed about Lake Lob; and it appears 
to occur throughout Western Turkestan, breeding in the eastern 
districts up to an elevation of 8,500 feet. Stoliczka found it at 
Lake Sirikul (Lake Victoria of Woods) on the Pamir (elevation 
10,090 to 11,000 feet) early in May, where also it was said to 
breed. It is not uncommon in the larger streams of Afghanis- 
tan, and is a regular visitant to the Mekran Coast, where Bishop 
observed it for three successive years at Chabour and Jask.{ 
Beyond this we have no record of its occurrence in Asia or any 
part of Africa, except Algeria and Tangiers, to which it stragegles 
in severe winters. 
Excepting Iceland, it occurs pretty well throughout Europe 
(south of the Arctic Circle) summering and breeding (probably, 
except in Denmark and Northern Germany, scarcely south of 
the 55th degree North Latitude) in the north and wintering in 
* Davison found a pair on a large stream, between Shillong and Chirapunji, at 
an elevation of about §,000 feet, in December. 
+ No doubt the occurrence of this species at Kurrachee, where one was shot at 
Manoura Point by Captain Bishop. was announced in STRAY FEATHERs. But an 
examination of this specimen, which was kindly sent me, proves it to be fema:e of 
Mergus serrator, the Red-breasted Merganser. 
+ It is quite possible, however, that these were referable to the next species. 
