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Golden-Eye, Barrow's {continued) — 
Nest, i. 102, 104, 125 
Nesting habits, i. 103, 104 
Plumage : 
Adult female, i. 99 
Adult male, i. 100, loi 
Eclipse, i. loi 
Immature female, i. 99 
Immature male, i. 100 
Young, i. 98 
Shooting : shy birds, i. 104 
Species first described by Pennant, i. 98 
Young, i. 98 
Comparison with Common Golden-Eye, i. 99 
Goosander, Mergus merganser, Linnaeus, ii. 85 et seqq. 
Acute perceptive powers, ii. 94 
American form, ii. 85 note, 89, 90 
Asian form, ii. 89 
Assimilation to surroundings in positions of danger, ii. 97 
Breeding, ii. 96 
Breeding range, ii. 88 
Capture, Continental methods of, ii, 98 
Courtship, ii. 92, 94 
Cry, ii. 94 
Descent of young from nest, ii. 97 
Devotion of the mother bird, ii. 97 
Diet, ii. 93, 94 
Distribution, ii. 88 
Diving, ii. 91, 93 
Down, ii. 85, 98 
Eggs, ii. 85, 96, 98 
Feeding, ii. 93 
Fish, enormous numbers destroyed by, ii. 93, 98 
Fishing for food, ii. 93, 94 
Flesh, ii. 98 
Flight, ii. 91, 92 
Habitat, ii. 88, 91, 93 
Habits, ii. 91, 92, 93, 94 
Shyness of males in eclipse, ii. 98 
Wariness, ii. 92, 94, 97, 98 
Incubation, ii. 96, 98 
Local names, ii. 85 and note 
Maturity, age of, ii. 87, 88, 95 
Measurements, ii. 87, 88 
Migration, ii. 91 
Migration range, ii. 89 
Nest, ii. 95, 96 
Nest in boxes hung by peasants, ii. 96 
Nesting habits, ii. 94, 95, 98 
Parasites, ii. 99 
Plumage : 
Adult female, ii. 88 
Adult male, ii. 87 
Eclipse plumage, ii. 87, 92 
Immature female, ii. 87 
Immature male, ii. 86 
Position in standing or walking, ii. 93 
Goosander {continued) — 
Shooting, ii. 91, 98 
Difficult to stalk, ii. 98 
Skins as articles of clothing, ii. 98 
Swimming, ii. 93 
Young in down, ii. 85 
Young life, ii. 97 
Graham, Sir Richard, experiments in rearing wild ducks for 
shooting, at Netherby, ii. 136 et seqq. 
Gray, R., on the habits of the Tufted Duck, i. 55 
Gunning punt, the best shelter for observation of wild-fowl, 
i. 121, 123 ; ii. 26 
Hand- List of British Birds, cited, i. 4 note i 
Hantzsch quoted on courtship of the Harlequin Duck, i. 138 
Harlequin Duck, Clangula histrionica (Linnaeus), i. 132 et seqq. 
Account of, in Alaska, i. 138 
Breeding, i. 139, 140 
Breeding range, i. 134, 135 
Call, i. 138 
Colours of young mature bird, i. 133 
Courtship, i. 138, 139 
Devotion of paired birds, i. 139 
Diet, i. 138 
Diving, i, 138 
Down, i. 132, 139, 140 
Eggs, i. 132, 139, 140 
Feeding, i. 138 
Feeding of young, i. 140 
Flesh, i. 141 
Flight, i. 137 
Habitat, i. 137, 138 
Habits, i. 137, 138 
Identification not easy, i. 137 
In confinement, i. 141 
Incubation, i. 140 
Local names, i. 132 
Maturity, age of, i. 133 
Measurements, i. 134 
Migration, i. 137, 141 
Migration range, i. 135-137 
Nest, i. 135, 139, 140 
Nesting season, i. 140 
Pairing, i. 139 
Plumage : 
Adult female, i. 134 
Adult male, i. 133, 137 
Eclipse, i. no, 134, 141 
Immature female, i. 134 
Immature male, i. 133 
Young, i. 132, 140 
Shyness of male in eclipse, i. 141 
Swimming, movements in, i. 137 
Young in down, i. 132, 140 
Hartert, E., cited, ii. i 
On the nest of the Goosander, ii. 95 
Highlander, the, as a naturalist, ii. 92, 9 3 
