The Red-throated Diver 203 



On one of my fishing expeditions near the Border I 

 was intent on watching for fish to come to my bait — for 

 being a sandy bottom I could distinctly note the presence 

 of fish — when a bird some two fathoms down, swam 

 or shuffled across my line. I immediately drew the 

 lead to the surface and by mistake hooked the bird, a 

 beautiful specimen of the Red Throated Diver, and it is 

 to-day exhibited in the Hull Museum. 



It is said that the bird's speed under water is five miles 

 per hour. 



