DUCKS, GEESE, SWANS: RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 149 
by two black bars, flight feathers black, tuft of black and white feathers near bend 
of wing; chest with brown band spotted with black; sides vermiculated, rest of under¬ 
parts mainly white; iris, bill, legs and feet red. Adult male in post-nuptial eclipse: 
From Handbook of Western Birds 
Fig. 22. Red-breasted Merganser 
Dark green of the head replaced by dull brown which extends down to the dark 
breast band, so obliterating the white collar (Wetmore). Adult female: Head and 
crest light brown , largely cinnamon; upperparts ashy brown, feathers with dark 
centers; speculum white, with two black bars; flight feathers dull black; iris, bill, 
From Biological Survey 
Fig. 23. Downy Red-breasted Merganser 
Sitting up, but on very wobbly legs 
legs and feet dull red. Young male in first winter: Like adult female but black 
feathers appearing on head, back, and wings. 
Range. —Northern parts of Northern Hemisphere. In North America, breeds 
from Arctic coast of Alaska, Mackenzie, and Greenland south to Maine, ISew 
