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North American Birds Eggs. 



10. Pacific Loon. GarUi parifinis. 

 RaiiLH'.— \\'est('rii North America a Ion; 



[(ireenish l)r(i\vii or gray.) 

 M. Red-throated Loon. Gavia lummc. 



Range.— Northern parts of North America, hreeding from southern Canada 

 northward in the interior and on hoth coasts. South to the middle portions of 

 the United States in winter. 



This is the smallest of the Loon family being twenty-tive inches in length. In 

 plumage it is wholly unlike any of the other meml)ers at all seasons of the year. 

 In summer the hack, head and neck are gray, the latter being striped with 

 white. A large chestnut patch adorns the front of the lower part of the neck. In 

 winter the back is spotted with white, whereas all the others are unspotted at this 

 period. The nesting habits are identical with the other species ; the ground 

 color of the two eggs is also the same. Size LM)0xl.75. Data.— North Iceland, 

 May 20, 1900, Nest on the ground on bank of river. 



[Deep olive brown 



