The Submerged Tenth 



side, or even behind us, having swum toward us 

 and gone under the boat. Once, when we suc- 

 ceeded in driving it into a cove, finding itself 

 close to shore, it turned, and, swimming under 

 us, was out in the open water again, readv for 



FLOATING XEST OF GREAT LOOX, NEAR SHORE OF POND, MAINE. 

 BY A. C. BENT 



another chase. Sagacious bird ! — who ever invented 

 that phrase, " crazv as a loon?" The onlv excuse 

 is that the bird's notes resemble wild laughter. 



The small Loon is not known to nest in the 

 United States, but in manv places along our 

 northern border the larger one makes its summer 



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