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MERGANETTA. — MERGULUS. 
superba Da vies, Transact. Linn. Soc. 1802. VI. 207. Tb. 22. — Gould, Birds 
Australia III. Tb. 14. [Neu Südwales. 
Menura lyrae Shaw, Natur. Miscell. Tb. 577. 
Menura novae Hollandiae Latham, Ind. Ornith. Suppl. 61. — Vieillot, 
Galerie Ois. Tb. 192; Oiseaux dor. II. Tb. 14. 15. 
Menura vulgaris Fleming. 
Megapodius menura Wagler, Syst. Avium spec. I. 
Menura paradisea Swainson, Classif. Birds II. 351. 
Parkinsonius mirabilis Bechstein. 
Menura lyrata Lesson, Compl. Buffon. 
Beleck. Baiangara. — Pheasant. 
Victoriae Gould. [Port Philipp. 
MERGANETTA (Anatidae. — Mergus dim.) Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1841. IX. 
95. = Biziura Le ach. 
Synon.: Raphipterus , Rhaphipterus , Rahippterus Gay. 
Rostrum haud minus longum quam caput, rectum; fere cylindracum, ungue apicali 
distincto, incurvato, at minus abrupte quam in genere Mergus dicto. Mandibula 
superior lamellosodentata, vel tornio crasso carneo, intus profunde serrato, in- 
structa; naribus linearibus fere centralibus. Alae médiocres primariis secundo et 
tertio longissimis; humeris calcare valide et acuto armatis. Cauda ut in Mergo 
rigida. Tarsi aliquanto elongati, squamis hexagonis ad latera obtecti et antice 
scutellis. Digiti palmati, medio quam tarsus paululum longiore; halluce libero, alte 
posito et paululum lobato. 
armata Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1841. IX. 95. == Biziura armata Schleg. 
chilensis Desmurs, Iconogr. Ornith. I. Tb. 5. = Biziura armata Schleg. 
columbiana Desmurs, Iconogr. Ornith. I. Tb. 6. = Biziura armata Schleg. 
leucogenys v. Tschudi, Fauna peruan. Tb. 36. = Biziura armata Schleg. 
Turneri Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869. 600. — Biziura Turneri. 
MERGANSER (Anatidae) Brisson, Ornith. 1760. VI. 230. — Vieillot, Encyl. 
méth. 100. = Mergus Lin. 
Digiti quatuor, très antici membranis integris inter se connexi, posticus solu- 
tus. Crura circa corpus medium et extra abdomen posita, corpore breviora. 
Rostrum serrae instar, denticulatum, subcylindraceum. Mandibula superior apice 
adunca. 
castor Bonaparte, Compt. rend. 1856. XL1II. = Mergus merganser Wils. 
cristatus Brisson, Ornith. VI. 237. Tb. 23. = Mergus serrator Lin. 
cucullatus Bonaparte, List Birds Europe. = Mergus cucullatus Lin. 
rancedula Vieillot, Encycl. méth. 101. = Mergus merganser Lin.. 
Rayi Stephens, gener. Zool. XII. 164. = Mergus castor Lin. 
serrator Stephens, gener. Zool. XII. 165. = Mergus serrator Lin. 
virginianus cristatus Brisson, Ornith. = Mergus cucullatus Lin. 
MERGELLUS (Anatidae. — mergus dimin.) Selby, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds 1840. 
47. = Mergus Lin. 
Bill much shorter than the head, more elevated than broad at the base, the 
culmen gradually sloping to the tip, which is armed with a broad and much 
hooked nail; the lateral margins of the mandibles serrated with short and closely 
set teeth; the nostrils placed near the middle of the bill, lateral and suboval. 
albellus Selby, Catal. Gen. Subg. Birds 47. = Mergus albellus Lin. 
MERG0IDES rufina Eyton, rar. brit. Birds 57. = Anas rufina Pall. 
MERGULUS (Alcidae) Vieillot, Analyse 1816. 66. — Degland, Ornith. Europ. 
1867. II. 605. — Cassin, Proc. acad. Philadelphia 1816. 53. = Alca Lin. 
Synon.: Arctica Möhr. 
Bec très court, épais, renflé, convexe, aussi large que haut à la base; man- 
dibule inférieure très anguleuse k la rencontre de ses branches; narines amples, 
arrondies, operculées; ailes suraiguës; queue très courte, arrondie; tarses médiocre- 
ment comprimés, grêles, de la longueur du doigt interne, l'ongle compris large- 
