Smew - A Merganser or Fishing Duck

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Mergellus albellus. “A small merganser or fishing duck...The male in adult plumage is a very beautiful bird, of a pure white, varied with black and gray, and tinged with green on the crested head; the length is about 17 inches. The female is smaller, with reddish-brown and gray plumage, and is called the red-headed smew.” —Whitney, 1889

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fish, duck, feather, swimming, fishing, swim, feathers, crest, Merganser, fishing duck, smew

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Source

William Dwight Whitney, PhD, LLD The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1895) 5715

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