2; 
Mergus serrator. 
1872. 
«13> ri 2 . 
A female bought in Boston market has blotches of 
black coming about the head and neck. 
1875. 
Nov. 22, 
A fev/^ at the mouth of Ipsv/ich river. 
1876. 
Apr. 13, 
Passing all day in flocks containing rareljr over 
twenty individuals. They string out more than most oth¬ 
er sea fowl and also fly much higher above the surface of 
the ocean (Point Lepreaux^N.B.), 
« « 
Several immense flocks passed to-day (Pt.LoproauxvN, 
B.). 
Apr. 14. 
They seldom alight near the Point, indeed I have 
seen none on the water so far (Point Lepreaux,N.B,). 
“ 15. 
A good many passing to-day; they invariably fly 
much higher than any other Wator-fo*l, and usually in 
single file (Pt.Lepreaux, N.B.). 
“ 16. 
Three alighted in the Cove v/est of the Point here 
I v^atched them for a long time through a powerful glass. 
They dive like Loons, giving a forv^ard leap so that the 
vAole body nearly cleared the surface, and leaving only 
a faint ring on the water v/here they disappared. One 
of them ccaught v/hat looked like a small eel and apparent¬ 
ly had much trouble in sv/allovang it, swimming rapidly 
about and shaking it violently in his bill. (Point Le- 
preaux,N.B.), 
“ 18. 
Their flight is al'^ays about the height of tv;’enty 
yards above the v^ater and very svaft, the strokes of the 
wings exceedingly rapid. (Point Lepreaux, N.B.). 
May 6. 
Numbers (Chatham, Mass.). 
“ 17. 
Saw many flying, as they usually do here, in largo 
loose flocks arranged without any apparent order of sys¬ 
tem, (Chatham,Mass. ). 
