Denmark
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
(L 20-24" WS 28-34")
Norsminde
04Jun2010
Summers across Canada and
north Europe and Asia
...winters along the coasts.
Mergus in Latin means a kind of
waterbird mentioned by Pliny,
Terentius et al.; serrator in Latin
means sawyer (i.e., saw-edged bill).
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