GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 



NORTHERN DIVER GREATEST SPECKLED DIVER LOON- 

 GREAT DOUCKER IMBER DIVER IMMER. 



PLATE CCIII. 



Colymbus glactalis, ..... LINNAEUS. 

 Eudytes gladalis, NAUMANN. 



THE nest of this fine bird, which is believed to breed 

 on some of the Shetland Islands, is placed close to 

 the water's edge, so as to admit of an immediate retreat, 

 if necessary, to that element. It is composed of flattened 

 herbage and moss. 



The eggs are two, or sometimes, according to Audubon, 

 three in number. Their colour is a dark olive greenish 

 brown, with a few spots of a darker shade. 



Both birds take their turns in sitting, and when the 

 young are hatched, continue an equal and watchful care 

 over them as long as it is required. 



VOL. III. 



