Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
(L 13.5" WS 17" Wt 13 0z)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson,
once solved an enigma: when is an
eider most like a merganser?
He lived long enough to forget the
answer. (Henry Taylor)
answer. (Henry Taylor)
Busse Woods
Cook County
27Mar2011
The fastest duck ever recorded
attained a top airspeed of 100 mph
while being pursued by an airplane. .
attained a top airspeed of 100 mph
while being pursued by an airplane. .
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Mergus in Latin
means a kind of
waterbird
mentioned by Pliny,
Terentius et al.;
serrator in Latin
means sawyer (i.e.,
saw-edged bill).
means a kind of
waterbird
mentioned by Pliny,
Terentius et al.;
serrator in Latin
means sawyer (i.e.,
saw-edged bill).
female