Canada goose (Branta canadensis), mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 1. Cygnopsis canadensis. = Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2. Aix galericulata. = mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
3. Mergus cucullatus. = hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Date 1855.
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/19392667458
Author White, Adam
Full title A popular history of birds : comprising a familiar account of their classification and habits /
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_popular_history_of_birds_(19392667458).jpg
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe.
The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species found in East Asia. Aix is an Ancient Greek word used by Aristotle to refer to an unknown diving bird, and galericulata is the Latin for a wig, derived from galerum, a cap or bonnet.
The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of small duck. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes.
