Or was the idea whispered to some Indian hunter long ago, as he watched merganser teach her young to dive?
"Ways of Wood Folk"
William J. Long
Others of the migrant host travel in upper air more quickly than we on water, and have left us far behind,-swans, the Canada goose, great flocks of brant, waveys by the millions, followed by their cousins of the duck tribe,-spoon-bill, canvas-back, mallard, pin-tail, ring-neck, wood duck, and merganser.
"The New North"
Agnes Deans Cameron
"Well-it's called a merganser in the books," said Mr. Kincaid.
"The Adventures of Bobby Orde"
Stewart Edward White