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Birds of Nebraska: Newspaper Accounts, 1854-1923
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Species List: Common Merganser ( Mergus merganser )

Common name: Common Merganser

Family: Anatidae

Scientific name: Mergus merganser

Alternate names: goosander, sheldrake, fish duck, buff-breasted merganser


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