. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 77 â Af ,^£k^f\.. 129. Merganser (From Brehm). 130. KEB-BBEASTEB MEBOANSEB. Merffanser serrator (Unn.) Geog. Dist.â^Northern portion of Northern Hemisphere; south, in winter, throughout the United States. An inhabitant of the more northern portions of the Northern Hemisphere, being common to Europe, Asia and North America. In the latter continent it is more abundant than the M. americanus. Very common in the United States in winter, where it is found breeding in suitable localities in the months of May and June. The
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 77 â Af ,^£k^f\.. 129. Merganser (From Brehm). 130. KEB-BBEASTEB MEBOANSEB. Merffanser serrator (Unn.) Geog. Dist.â^Northern portion of Northern Hemisphere; south, in winter, throughout the United States. An inhabitant of the more northern portions of the Northern Hemisphere, being common to Europe, Asia and North America. In the latter continent it is more abundant than the M. americanus. Very common in the United States in winter, where it is found breeding in suitable localities in the months of May and June. The Red-breasted Merganser breeds abundantly in Newfoundland, Labrador, the fur countries of British America and Alaska. It is a resident of Greenland and Iceland. It nests usually on the ground, among brushwood, surrounded with tall grasses and at a short distance from water; most generally it is concealed by a projecting rock or other object. The nest is made of leaves and mosses, lined with feathers and down, which are plucked from the breast of the bird. The number of eggs in a set Taries from six to twelve, usually about nine or ten; oval or elliptical in shape, and vary in size from to long by to broad. The color is a yellowish or reddlsh-drab, sometimes a dull bufEy-green. 131. HOOSEB DCBBGAITSEB. Lophodytes cucuUatus (Linn.) Geog. Dlst.â North America generally, south to Mexico and Cuba. This handsome Merganser is an exclusively North American species. In suitable places throughout its range, in wooded districts near water almost wherever it oc- curs. it may be found breeding. It Tiaats in hollows of trees or stumps, lining the. 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 Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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