WATER BIRDS. 
1. ,*LOON. GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 
Trinator timber. 
Predominating color, a deep greenish-black 
in old birds, brownish-black in young, marked 
with small white spots. Breast and under 
parts white, and a patch of white lnes on the 
throat. The old birds have a band of white 
lines about the neck. Iris of old bird, red; 
young, brown. Extent of wings about 4 
feet; length from tip of bill to tip of tail, 
about 3 feet. The largest one I ever heard 
of measured 48 inches in length and weighed 
17% lbs. Feet and bill black, the latter 
straight and tapering. Legs set far back on 
the body. 
Habitat — Entire Northern Hemisphere ; 
in winter goes as far south as the Gulf of 
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