WARM-WEATHER BIRDS. 31 
from these divers as they rise to the surface; not being 
content with the little shoots broken off below, which 
rise to the top and float around them. However, most 
birds will steal more or less, and the canvas-backs and 
redheads get paid back for stealing from the scaups, 
who are even better divers in searching for food than 
themselves. Length 21; wing 10.75; tarsus 1.50; ex- 
tent 30; middle toe 1.75. 
