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NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS EGGS. 



10. Pacific Loon. Gavia pacificus. 



Range. Western North America along the coast chiefly, breeding from 

 Alaska south to British Columbia. In winter, south along the coast to Mexico. 



This species differs from the Black-throated only in the tint of the head reflec- 

 tions. The habits are the same as those of the other members of the family. 

 They lay two eggs of a greenish brown or greenish gray hue with black spots. 

 Size 3.10 x 1.90. Data. Yukon River, Alaska, June 28, 1902. Nest of rubbish on 

 an island ; found by a miner. 



[Greenish brown or gray.] 

 I I . Red-throated Loon. Gavia lumme. 



Range. Northern parts of North America, breeding from southern Canada 

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

 the United States in winter. 



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

 plumage it is wholly unlike any of the other members at all seasons of the year. 

 In summer the back, 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 2.90x1.75. Data. North Iceland, 

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



Deep olive brown. J 



