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611. Mergus amcricanus, Cass. Sheldrake. Whole of North America 813 
612. Mergus scrrator, Linn. Red-breasted Merganser. Whole of North America and Eu- 
rope. 814 
613. Lophodytes cucuUatus, (Linn.) Reich. Hooded Merganser. Whole of North America 816 
614. Mergellus albellus, (Linn.) Selby. Smew. Northern parts of Old World ; very acci- 
dental in America 817 
615. Pelecanus (Cyrtopelecanus) erythrorhynchus, Gmelin. American Pelican. North Ame- 
rica generally, on both shores and in the interior 8G8 
616. Pelecanus ( Onocrotalus) fuscus, Linn. Brown Pelican. South Atlantic and Gulf coasts 
of the United States ; coast of California = 870 
617. S ulq( Sulci) bassana, Briss. Common Gannet: Solan Goose. Atlantic coast of North 
America and Europe 871 
618. Sulci (Dysporus) fiber, (Linn.) Booby Gannet. South Atlantic and Gulf coast of 
United States 872 
619. Tachy petes aquilus, (Linn.) Vieillot. Frigate Pelican : Man-of-war Bird. South At- 
lantic and Gulf coasts of United States and southern coast of 
California. Generally distributed in tropical regions 873 
620. Graculus (Phalacrocorax) carbo, (Linn. ) Gray. Common Cormorant. Atlantic coast 
of North America to New Jersey, (in winter) and Europe 876 
621. Graculus (Phalacrocorax) perspicillatus, (Pallas,) Lawrence. Pallas' s Cormorant. 
Russian America 877 
622. Graculus (Phalacrocorax) cincinnatus, (Brandt,) Gray. Tufted Cormorant. Sitka, 
Russian America 877 
623. Graculus dUophus, (Sw.) Gray. Double Crested Cormorant. Arctic North America ; 
south to Carolina and California in winter. 877 
624. Graculus floridanus, (Aud.) Bon. Florida Cormorant. South Atlantic and Gulf coasts 
of United States and some distance inland 879 
625. Graculus mexicanus, (Brandt,) Bon. Mexican Cormorant. Coast of Texas and Rio 
Grande; Cuba 879 
62G. Graculus ( Urile) penicillatus, (Brandt,) Bonap. Brandt's Cormorant. West coast of 
North America 880 
627. Graculus (Urile) violaceus, (Gmelin,) Gray. Violet Green Cormorant. West coast 
of North America 881 
628. Plotus anhinga, Linn. Snake Bird : Water Turkey. Fresh waters of South Atlantic 
and Gulf States 883 
629. Phaeton flavirostris, Brandt. Yellow-billed Tropic Bird. Tropical regions of the At- 
lantic seas 855 
630. Diomedea (Diomedea) exulans, Linn. The Wandering Albatross. Pacific ocean ••• • 821 
631. Diomedea (Phoebastria)br achy ur a, Temm. The Short-tailed Albatross. North Pacific; 
coasts of California and Oregon 822 
632. Diomedea ( Thalassarche) chlororhyncha, Gmel. The Yellow-nosed Albatross. Pa- 
cific ocean ; coast of Oregon 822 
633. Diomedea (Phoebetria) fuliginosa, Gmel. The Sooty Albatross. Pacific coasts of Cali- 
fornia and Oregon. 823 
