of the United States . 
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347. Mergus merganser, L. Mirror white uninterrupted; 
bill and feet red ; nostrils medial. 
Male black, neck and beneath white ; head tufted, purplish- 
green. 
Female cinereous, beneath white; head rufous. 
Goosander , Mergus merganser , Wils . Am . Orn. viii. p . 68. 
jpZ. 68. fig. 2 . female. 
Inhabits the north of both continents, whence it spreads far 
to the south during winter : not uncommon all along the 
coasts and rivers of the union, as well as in several parts of 
348. Mergus serrator, L. Mirror white, crossed with black ; 
bill and feet red ; nostrils basal ; a long slender pendent crest. 
Male black, neck and beneath white ; head and crest pur- 
plish-green. 
Female cinereous, head rufous. 
Red-breasted Merganser , Mergus serrator , Wils. Am. Orn . 
viii. p. 91 . pi. 69. fig. 2. male. 
Inhabits the north of both continents, visiting during winter 
the temperate climes of North America and Europe : com- 
mon in spring and autumn in the middle states. 
349. Mergus cucullatus, L. Mirror white, crossed W’ith 
black ; bill blackish-red ; feet flesh color ; a large circular 
crest. 
Male black, beneath white ; crest black, white on each side. 
Female sooty brown, beneath white; crest wholly rusty- 
cinereous. 
Hooded Merganser , Mergus cucullatus , Wils . Am. Orn. 
viii. p. 79. pi. 69. fig. l. male. 
Inhabits North America, breeding in the north, winter- 
ing in the south : common in spring and autumn in the mid- 
dle states. 
350. Mergus albellus, L. Mirror black, crossed with white : 
bill and feet bluish. 
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