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the mouth is red ; a large white spot in each wing 

 the small quills are tipped with white ; the rest of 

 the plumage sooty black ; the legs and feet are red ; 

 the claws black. 



Var. wholly black. 



The female lays one egg which is of a grey co- 

 lour. 



GENUS LIII. 

 COLYMBUS. 



Bill straight, slender, pointed ; nostrils linear, at 

 the base of the bill ; legs near the tail ; feet webbed. 



r-r ACIALIS f GREAT NORTHERN DIVER > LOON 



' ( EMBER GOOSE. 



C. capite colloque nigro-violaceo, facia gulce cervi- 

 cisque alba interrupta. Lath. 



The bill is 4 inches and a half long, and black ; 

 the head is black, glossed with green ; a semilunar 

 white spot on the back of the neck and linder the 

 throat ; the plumage is black spotted with white. 



Length 3 feet 6 inches ; breadth 4 feet ; weight 

 I61bs. 



The female is brown on the under side, and more 

 indistinctly marked. 



The female lays 2 dirty white eggs. 



