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considered of rare occurrence. On the little islands of the fresh water loch-, from 

 : portion of Scotland northward to the islands beyond John O'Groat's 



the Or; Shetland this species is known to breed as well as on the 



Hebrides on the west coast. In North America it occurs as far south as the I'nited 



s. On the Pacific cc , tin 1 next species, / . //(/<///</<. x. Accord- 



ing to Nelson this Loon is very common all along the American shore of th 

 about Kotzebue Sound, and they are also numerous on the large streams and ma 

 of tho interior, and the eggs have been taken at Fort Yukon. Like all the Loon 

 home is on the water; it is awkward and almost helpless on land. Its progress 

 undi : s been estimated to be not less than eight miles an hour. Mr. Nelson 



says that the eggs are usually placed on some small islet in a secluded pond. There 

 is no attempt t and frequently the eggs lie in a spot washed by water 



when the wind blows from the right quarter. In spite of this the young are duly 

 hatched. Two eggs are deposited, of a dark olive, blotched with black spots which 

 are generally confluent about the larger end, very frequently they are crowded into 

 a black patch at th' \ of the larger end, elongated in shape, but occasion- 



omowhnt oval. Extremes in size are 3.08x1.95 and I'.T^xl.TtJ. Twelve sets, 

 selected from forty-six sets of this species' eggs are in Mr. Crandall's collection. They 

 were collected in various parts of Lapland and Finland. These show an 



ge measurement of 3.32x2.06. 



10. PACIFIC LOON. I rinntnr imrifirus (Lawr.) Geog. Dist. Pacific Coast 



outh in winter to Cape St. Lucas and Guadalupe Island. 



s name implie , tin- Pacific Divn- is confined to the West, and the above 

 habitat clearly indicates its range. Mr. Murdoch mentions it as ver\ common at 

 Point Harrow. It breeds in the Arctic regions on the islands in the lakes and bays 

 iska in the marshes of the Yukon River, and it has been round breeding in 

 consi umbers at Fort Anderson. It breeds commonly in the innumerable 



lakes and ponds of the Near Islands, Alaska,* accoruing to Turner. The nest of this 

 Loon is made In a'decayed mass of vegetation similar to a Grebe's nest, ami often it 

 is a mere hole in the turf in which the eggs are deposited. Sometimes the depn 

 is found to be scantily lined with feathers. One hundred and five nests observed by 

 'he vicinity of Fort Anderson, contained no more than two eggs 

 each.t The eggs are described as having a ground color, varying from a deep 

 amber to a pale greenish-gray and in size measuring from 2.95 to ::.:::> N>M- by ' 



11 RED-THROATED LOON. I'rinntnr lummr (Gunn.) Geoc. Dist. North- 

 art of Nor misphere, migrating southward in winter nearly acros 



n hi^li latitudes. It is also a bird of (' 

 is about the same as that of tin- Illark-throated 



is not an uncommon gu: lirunswick. and it breeds 



ny with the common Loon in tl, Quebec, Canada, on the 



Is of the St. Lawrence Hiver and Gulf. In the Lai and ponds Ot Mani- 



toba it is a tolerably common summer resident, and particularly in iiiver 



valley. From these places northward to and in the Arctic regions it breeds 



This group forms n chain; they are so 



1 oast, 

 it; way's Water Birds, Vol. II, p. 4".7. 



