Merganser americanus. would walk following my direction of the shore, at frequent intervals, to swim for a few yards to a shore and a few yards of depth; the distance slowly towards it, being thus water with their wings and exuding a crop which in a still day can be heard for a few seconds. This is continued for a few seconds when they walk with the shallow water and from the fish, which they have driven in, catching briefly about in all directions and nearly invariably. The head and neck as thin is early depths of water enough to dive in. Occasionally 6-7 frequently close in deep water found ready from fear that I shot after something it bore them their father had a guller besides numerous swimming Mergansers when they sit round out preserving their feathers in the fish. Their flight and diving are both for inferior to those of the Black Duck but when they have one fairly flush a heard a noise on shore or a boat they fly instantly horizon for away the distance away &. One day I saw a black Merganser flock, a mile or more away 93