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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Merginae .
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(Paul Higgins) Lophodytes cucullatus The hooded merganser is a spectacularly
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Bird species include ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), bald eagle (Haleaeetus leucocephalus), turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), herring gull (Larus argentatus), and waterfowl.
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