. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 3i8 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. streaked with black; lower breast and belly, white; the sides and rump, delicately pencilled black; distance from nostril to tip of bill, more than Length, 23; wing, 9; tar- sus, ; bill, Female and young male: Head, brownish; throat, pale buff; back, gray; under parts of the body are white, and speculum is white. Length, 21; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, Although not abundant, the Red-breasted Merganser is not un- common at times on Lake Michigan and the inland
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 3i8 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. streaked with black; lower breast and belly, white; the sides and rump, delicately pencilled black; distance from nostril to tip of bill, more than Length, 23; wing, 9; tar- sus, ; bill, Female and young male: Head, brownish; throat, pale buff; back, gray; under parts of the body are white, and speculum is white. Length, 21; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, Although not abundant, the Red-breasted Merganser is not un- common at times on Lake Michigan and the inland waters of Illinois and Wisconsin during the migrations. A few remain to breed in northern Illinois and it breeds regularly in Wisconsin. The nest is on the ground, composed of moss and grass lined with down and carefully concealed. The eggs are from 7 to 12, pale buff color, and measure about x inches. '' Winter resident throughout Illinois and breeds from the northern portion of the state ; (Ridgway, Orn. 111., 1895, p. 190.) "The rarest species of the genus in this vicinity. Frequents small rdedy lakes where it is a summer resident. Nests upon old muskrat houses. * * * * A very rare winter resident. During the height of the migrations it is rather common upon Lake Michigan, in small ; (Nelson, Birds N. E. 111., 1876, p. 44.) "Common during migrations, but not in as great numbers as the preceding. A regular breeder about Green Bay and Lake ; (Kumlien and Hol- lister, Birds Wisconsin, 1903, p. 17.) Genus LOPHODYTES Reich. 39. Lophodytes cucuUatus (Linn.). Hooded Merganser. Distr.: North America in general, south to Cuba and central Mexico, breeding nearly throughout its range. Adult male: Head with large black and white crest; upper parts, black; under parts, white, having the sides brownish, delicately barred with black. Length, ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, Please note that these images are extract
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