Till: HI. \rK-Tlinn.\TKIt l'l\ 



It i> niih. r ,-i shy binl. ami not very easily approached, especially as it in a swift ami 

 :i.-i\-e ilivi-r. v.-iiii-liinj I- !.. th.- surface at the least alarm, and m*^iig at some distance. 

 It Hi.-?, well. I. in. lik. 11, ..^ .livin- birds*. walks ba<il\ Tl,.- f..l ..f the Hmew consists of fish. 

 -mall rnisiai-.-aiis. moiiiisks, and insects, w|,i,|, ii <>l>Uiimi under tl>< surface as easily as above 

 it. The eggs ..f this species are warm buff in color, and they are generally eight or tan in 

 numlicr. 



liu AMM:I. \H SuKLDRAKK (Mrrffii* nurffniufr onMrfamw) inhabits North America 



ami Kuro|- ami Asia It is raii-d (foomnder. Aii'lul>oii say* : "This species may be wi>l t<. 

 I- :i .-onstunt res.M. nt with us, a* man\ individuals bre,-.! in tlu- int. n..i of th.- Stales .,( 

 V-rk. ronn.i-ti.-ut. Massachusetts, and Main.." Lik-- the Qrebw*, it has tli.> | M >wer i.. sink 



I. ,. k'A:i!' I -. .,!, i '.,.- \|- : ' . -i. .. . I tillli -...', M .,,,:. ~ : n, .,.. I -. : It HWiOUl O 



deeply when ulurnwd, and diveaao quickly :it ili>- tl:ish of th<- u'un. ii i- .MH-IIM-IV iliffimlt to 

 sli<M.t it on the water. It |IM-|.H from Muivwhuaetta northward, aui< I :ii t Ijikea. 



The female Li smaller than her mate. The male in twenty-seven inc-hea in l.-n^tli This liinl in 



in i/.ii_- Und BOM i. n i KMBI un.t. i 



UKD-BBEAMU- SHKI \>\:\*K(McTffiu terrator), ulwM-all>-l Ki-hin- Duck. It inhabit* the 

 northern hemisphere. It b callwl t.your north.-rn (runneni Ii-l Sh.-|.lnikf. It is n<.t * com 

 mon a* the preceding. In the Long Island s.nn.l it b ooBOMa) -wintering there. Ainlii>Hiii 

 ays it in by choi.-,- nn>tly l-]-n.|.-iit on fn->h wat-r for it^ sufn:inr.-. )>ut when winters are 

 severe it is obliged to resort to the open bay ami rh<-r mouths. It l.i.i-.|> in many of th.- 

 Middle and Eastern States. 



TMK HooDED Sun IH:\KK l/jji/mt/;//'x /-///-.-////r///.* , inhabits th.- whole of North Arm-rica, 

 and rjiroj"-. In th- Mis.siiiri n-gion, m; >iu-s. tliis i- tin- mop- common of tin- thni- 



mergansers M. tcrraUtr being the rarest. It bn^l- in I'akota. and in tin- lp]ier Mi.tNonri 

 Kivi-i It is i-all.-i in New England \VaN-r I'h'-axint an<l Hairy Ibiul, u<*conling to (tiniud. 

 It b more abundant in South Canilina. and common on tin- Ohio and Missouri riven*. It 

 is a winter n-sicl>-nt in l>.n_r Island Soun-I. It is ruiidi .smalU-r than tin- |>i>-< -<ling npede, 

 only iuht--n inches in length, ami two f--t in xt-nt of wings. 



\\'K now come to the family of <'olyml>i<I;r. or Divers. 



Tht-(ii:K\i NOI:IHM:S DIVKK is common on northern ocMuita of Kuro|ie. wh.-n- it may be 

 pursuing its arrowy counte thnmgh an. I OVT the water, occasionally danhin^ through tin- 

 air on strong pinions, but \-ry S..|,|OMI taking to the shore, where it u quite at a disad- 

 vantage. 



I'ertiaiw there w no bird which excels the Northern Diver in it* subaqueous powers, although 

 the penguins and cormorant** are equally notable in that resjert. It* broad webbed feet am set 

 so very far lock that the bin! cannot walk pn>|-rly. but tumbles an<l wrambles along much 

 after the fashion of a seal. ] self w ith its fet-t, and Hcraping its breast on the ground. 



THK LOOK (fkHyminutoT<i - a well-known bin!, yet it is not often *e-n. It is large 



and striking in appearance, and the plumage in the male i* very Iwaiitiful. The Great North 

 ern Diver is another quite common name for it. It measures nearly three f.-.-t in length, with 

 an extent of wings of four feet. A variety called Adaiiui is known, distinguished by its bill 

 I i ng yellowish- white. 



THE BLACK-THROATED DIVER (C. arcttctui) is a fine species, but considerably less in stes 

 than the preceding. It in notable for the bold alternate- bars of black and white which dec- 



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It is abundant on the J'a.-itir coast. The Red-throated is distributed over the whole of the 

 northern parts of both continents. A huge chestnut-red patch on the throat distinguishes it, 

 as well as its smaller i 



