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Hooded Merganser: This small merganser has black upperparts, white underparts with two black bars on side of breast, and red-brown flanks. The crest shows a large white patch when raised; white stripe extends backwards from eye when lowered. Feeds on fish and aquatic insects. Dark wings have white shoulder patch visible in flight. Rapid direct flight with fast wing beats. Sexes are similar.
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Herald Petrel: Medium petrel, three color morphs: light, intermediate, and dark. Dark morph is dark gray overall, silver-gray to white base on underwing flight feathers. Light morph has white breast, belly and dark gray upperparts. Intermediate forms exist between light and dark morphs. Gray legs, feet.
Split into Herald Petrel and Trindade Petrel (not in North America) by the American Ornithologist Union in 2015.
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Hawaiian Petrel: This medium-sized, tube-nosed seabird has a white front and cheeks, black upperparts and white underparts. It has a square, medium-length tail and long pointed wings. The diet includes mostly squid, but it also takes fish and crustaceans. It has an erratic, arching and diving flight. The males are slightly larger than the females.
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