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RED-THROATED DIVER. 



RAIN GOOSE. SPRAT LOON. SPECKLED DIVER. 

 FIRST SPECKLED DIVER. STRIPED DIVER. 



PLATE CCIV. FIG. II 



Colymhus septentrionalis, . . . Linn^us. GiiELiN. 



Colymhus striafus, ..... GtMELIn. 



Colymhus horealis, .... Latham. 



Colymhus stellatus, G.melin. Latham. 



Mergus minor, Bkissox. 



The situations chosen by this species for laying, are 

 by small pools on low islands in the sea, the margins 

 of inland lakes, and islets in them, and watery places 

 on higher grounds. 



The nest is nothing more than a few rushes or blades 

 of grass and moss, mixed, Selby says, with the down 

 of the bird. It is placed among the stones or gravel 

 close to the water's edge, so that if need be, the bird 

 can slide at once into its all but native, and at all 

 times natural and congenial element. 



The eggs are two in number, and equally rounded 

 at both ends. 



