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Suborder OEPPHI. Loons, Etc. 



Family GAVIID^. 



Genus GAVIA. 

 4. Loon 



(Gavia iraber.) 



Common on all large bodies of water in spring and autumn, breed- 

 ing about the lakes and ponds of the interior, some few remain on the 

 great lakes all through the winter, but the bulk go south during the 

 coldest part of the season. 



*5. Black-throated Loon. 

 (Gavia arctica.) 

 A very rare winter visitor, 



6. Red-throated Loon. 



(Gavia lumme.) 



A common spring and autumn visitor to our waters, breeding in 

 the far north and retiring southward as its haunts freeze up. 



Family ALGID J^. Auks, Murres, Etc. 

 Subfamily ALCIN^. Auks and Murres. 



Genus URIA. 



7. Brunnich's Murre. 



(Uria lomvia.) 



An occasional visitor to Lake Ontario, it is common on the 

 Atlantic coast. 



During the winter of 1893 a large number of these birds appeared 

 on Lake Ontario and each season since that time a few have been seen 

 there. 



Genus ALGA. 

 *8. Razor-billed Auk. 

 (Alca torda ) 



An accidental visitor to Lake Ontario in winter. 



Order LONGIPENNES. Long-winged Swimmers. 



Family STERCORARIIDiE. Skuas and Jaegers. 



Genus STERCORARIUS. 

 9. Pomarine Jaeger. 



(Stercorarius pomarinus.) 



