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well proportioned, the latter narrow and armed with a 

 pointed dark-coloured bill, and furnished with bright 

 crimson eyes, like rubies. 



The diver is a heavy bird, and a clumsy walker ; but 

 he flies well, though low, rising when alarmed from his 

 lone dark pool with a weird cry, mingled with gulping 

 whoops, like the laughter of a fiend. The diver is a very 

 powerful swimmer, and it is difficult for a boat to keep 



THE GREAT NORTHERN DIYER. 



up with him. He laughs at a storm, dancing like a cork 

 on the waters, plunging through the waves and appearing 

 on the other side with a fish in his mouth, which he 

 swallows with a toss of his head. 



In the neighbourhood of the lakes where there is ve^e- 



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tation the whimbrel stands on his long legs, uttering his 

 wild sad cry, and seeming quite unconcerned if you 



