. British birds' eggs and nests : popularly described . Sandwich Tern. 3. Common Tern. 4. Arctic Tern, 5. Lesser G. Block Ter 7. Black-hearted GuU. GOOSANDER. .49 267. ~(3fercr2is albelhis). Wliite Nun, Red-headed Smew (for young), Smee, LoughDiver, White-headed Goosander, White Merganser.—This birdhelps us from the group of sea-loving Ducks just noticed to thatof the Mergansers, whose diving habits and powers may be in-terred from their names. The Smew is perhaps quite the mostcommon of the entire family; but they are very wary and difficult toapproach. They are not known to breed
. British birds' eggs and nests : popularly described . Sandwich Tern. 3. Common Tern. 4. Arctic Tern, 5. Lesser G. Block Ter 7. Black-hearted GuU. GOOSANDER. .49 267. ~(3fercr2is albelhis). Wliite Nun, Red-headed Smew (for young), Smee, LoughDiver, White-headed Goosander, White Merganser.—This birdhelps us from the group of sea-loving Ducks just noticed to thatof the Mergansers, whose diving habits and powers may be in-terred from their names. The Smew is perhaps quite the mostcommon of the entire family; but they are very wary and difficult toapproach. They are not known to breed in any part of theUnited Kingdom. 268. HOODED IVIEEGANSEIl-(;^,,, cncullatus). A rare and accidental visitor to this country, and indeed to theEuropean continent. 169. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER-(^.. serrator).Red-breasted handsome bird is an undoubteddenizen of our country during the breeding season, but in nogreat numbers in any year or district. It breeds in Ireland, onislands in several of the Loughs; also in the Hebrides an
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