. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Birds of Canada. 103 Sub-Family Merging.—The Sheldrakes Mergiis serrator.—The Red-breasted Merganser. The Red-breasted Merganser breeds in Cana- da. The head and neck is dark green, under parts, yellowish-white. Head with a conspicuous crest. Nests, in a marsh or on an island ; eggs, ten, light drab. M. amerieanus.—The Goosander, or Fish Duck. This beautiful fowl frequently breeds in On- tario. It builds its nest on the top of a ta
. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Birds of Canada. 103 Sub-Family Merging.—The Sheldrakes Mergiis serrator.—The Red-breasted Merganser. The Red-breasted Merganser breeds in Cana- da. The head and neck is dark green, under parts, yellowish-white. Head with a conspicuous crest. Nests, in a marsh or on an island ; eggs, ten, light drab. M. amerieanus.—The Goosander, or Fish Duck. This beautiful fowl frequently breeds in On- tario. It builds its nest on the top of a tall stump, or on the branch of a dead tree; eggs, eight in number, of a pale creamy white. Head and neck, green; back, black; under parts, salmon color; wings, white, crossed by a band of ^"ILL. HOODED MERGANSER. Lophodytes cncnllattis.—Thc Hooded Merganser This elegant bird is not so common as the other Mergansers. It breeds in Canada. Nests,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897. Toronto : H. Rowsell
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