RED-THROATED DIVER 



RAIN GOOSE SPRAT LOON SPECKLED DIVER STRIPED 



DIVER. 



PLATE CCIV. FIGURE II. 



Colymbus septentrionalis, . . LINNAEUS. GMELIN. 

 Colymbus striatus, . . . GMELIN. 

 Colymbus borealis,. . . . LATHAM. 



THIS Diver breeds in the north of Scotland. The 

 situations chosen 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 natural and congenial element. 



The eggs are two in number. They vary from olive 

 to brown, rather thickly spotted with dark brown or umber. 



