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Mergansers(Subfamily Merginae)Waterfowl (Order Anseriformes, Family Anatidae in North America are divided into seven subfamilies:
Mergansers: fish-eating diving ducks with a long thin bill serrated on the sides. Flight is rapid, with the body held very straight and horizontal. All three North American species have a white wing patch, and all except the male Common Merganser show a crest. Members of this subfamily which may likely be seen in Northern Utah:
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