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Thorndike Pond, Jaffrey, New Hampshire. They were in a 

 canoe, and seeing the bird in the pond decided to chase it, 

 knowing that the absence of wind would make it difficult if not 

 impossible for it to fly. They followed it for more than half 

 an hour, and several times saw it pass directly under the boat. 

 On each occasion the bird was using its wings with what Mr. 

 Lawson calls "half-strokes." The occupants of the canoe were 

 skilled paddlers, and finally pressed the Loon so closely that it 

 was unable to stay under water long, and its labored breathing 

 could be distinctly heard. 



Mr. Winthrop Sprague Brooks of the Boston Society of 

 Natural History asserts that years ago he saw a Loon in a 

 tank at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and that, as he remembers, 

 it used its wings exclusively under water. Mr. Henry W. 

 Abbott of Boston tells of a wounded Loon that fell on the sand 

 beach at Pine Point, Maine. He landed from his boat and the 

 Loon reached a narrow rivulet and swam under water with 

 both feet and one wing. The other wing presumably was 

 injured. Under these circumstances the Loon swam in a circle. 



Mr. A. B. Howell, Pasadena, California, says that a wounded 

 Loon swam under his boat when he had the bird partly 

 cornered, and, as the surface of the water was ruffled, all that 

 he could be sure of was that the bird used its wings in some 

 way. 



Rev. Charles J. Young, Brighton, Ontario, asserts that he 

 has seen Loons swimming below the surface at Lake Ontario. 

 This occurred in June, 1921. The wings were used with slow 

 strokes. 



Mr. Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., of Chicago writes that he saw a 

 Loon at Plum Lake, Wisconsin, swimming and using its wings 

 under water. It was a common breeder there and allowed close 

 approach in a canoe. The wings were only slightly spread and 

 were moving in quick strokes. The feet were used with the 

 wings, and he believes that the bird swam faster with the aid 

 of the wings than with the feet alone. 



Mr. Albert W. Honywill, Jr., Hartford, Connecticut, reports 

 that he observed a wounded Loon swimming under water. An 

 attempt was made to capture it from the launch but it dived 

 and swam past the side of the boat 3 or 4 feet below the 



