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Mergus cucullatus, Print, The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of small duck. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning diver. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and coloured. The hooded merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser., 1700-1880.
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Mergus cucullatus, Print, The hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a species of small duck. It is the only extant species in the genus Lophodytes. The genus name derives from the Greek language: lophos meaning 'crest', and dutes meaning diver. The bird is striking in appearance; both sexes have crests that they can raise or lower, and the breeding plumage of the male is handsomely patterned and coloured. The hooded merganser has a sawbill but is not classified as a typical merganser., 1700-1880
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Image size:
3379 x 4583 px | 44.3 MB
Print size:
28.6 x 38.8 cm | 11.3 x 15.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1700-1880 • APPEARANCE • BIRD • BREEDING PLUMAGE • CLASSIFIED • COLORED • COLOURED • CRESTS • DUTES MEANING DIVER • EXTANT SPECIES • FISH DUCK • GENUS LOPHODYTES • GENUS NAME DERIVES • GOOSANDER • GREEK LANGUAGE • HANDSOMELY PATTERNED • HOODED MERGANSER • LESSER • LOPHODYTES CUCULLATUS • LOPHOS MEANING 'CREST' • LOWER • MALE • MASCULINE • MERGANSER • MERGUS CUCULLATUS • PRINT • RAISE • SAWBILL • SEXES • SMALL DUCK • SPECIES • STRIKING • TYPICAL MERGANSER
