BLACK-THROATED DIVER 



LESSER IMBER NORTHERN DOUCKER SPECKLED LOON. 

 PLATE CCIV. FIGURE I. 



Colymbus arcticus, . . . LINNJEUS. GMELIN. 

 Eudytcs arcticus, .... NAUMANN. 



'TpHIS Diver is found in Europe, in the Lapland and 

 1 Norwegian seas, and inland waters, even those that 

 exist at a considerable elevation. It breeds on many lochs 

 in the north of Scotland. 



The nest is placed close by the brink of the water, 

 often on some small flat island in a lake. It is made of 

 a few straws or stems of plants, placed in a hollow formed 

 or excavated by the bird for the purpose. 



The eggs of the Black-throated Diver, usually two in 

 number, are often laid on the bare earth. They are of an 

 olive-brown colour, with darker or blackish spots, and of 

 a long and regular oval form. 



