;,-. 



Washington, common W. V., s, pi. to A |>1. 2-V Lontf lidand. t'U.lnt T. 



. \\ \ , >r|>t. t .li.ii.-. >:!i.' Siii>f, >-.>iniii..|i T. V., Mell. u 



Caiuhrid*;!-, ii"i common T. V., Apl. i early May ; > 



u xli^ht dcprcjwion in th<- irp.un.1 within u !'. feet of the water. 

 two, gray iith olive- brown, thinly .-[-.tt.d with blackiah, 3-50 x 2-20. 



This wild iiiluiliitnnt of mir northern lakes and |".nd- [KgfleBBC< all 

 the characteristic traits ( .f the Divers. Its "remarkable notes are thus 

 described by Mr. J. II. Langille: 



" Beginning on the fifth note of the scale, the voice slides through 

 the eighth to the third uf the scale al>ovv in loud, clear, sonorous tones, 

 which <>n u dismal evening before a thunderstorm, the lightning already 

 playing along the inky sky, are am tiling luit musical. He has also 

 another rather soft and pleasing utterance, sounding like who-vho- 

 who-tehu, the syllables being so rapidly pronounced as to sound almost 

 like a shake of the voice a sort of weird laughter." 



Loons may be seen migrating by day singly or in small companies, 

 generally at a considerable height. Their flight is strong, rapid, and 

 direct. 



9. Urinator arcticua < f.ir,n.}. HI.A< K-TIIROATED LOOM. Ad. in 

 tvtmmer. Throat, forcncck, Imck, win.'*, uixl tail lilock, with j.iirpli.-h and 

 bluuth n-tlfi-tioii^ ; a l>ani <>f white streaks mi the throat; sidca of Uie neck, 

 back, and wings etreaked, barred, or tp<>tt<>d with white; top of head and 

 nape gray ; brvant and bi-lly wtiite ; a blackish )>utid at the Kit-.' <>f the under 

 tail-coverti*. A<l. in winter and Im. Similar in color to /'. imlxr, not spotted 

 above with white. L., 27 -DO; W., 11-00: Tar., 2-60; B., 2-00. 



Kemarlu. Immature- and winter t>inls may )* diMtiiiu'm'xlied from the cor- 

 responding *tage of imbtr by their nmull nize; tn>m luntmc by yrayith mar- 

 t'in.- instead of wkitt wpoU, burs, or martrins on the iij.j-r purbt. 



Range. Breed* in the imrtheni purt of the northern hemisphcn ; in 

 North Amer'u-u migrate* southward in winter to the northern United Statea. 

 cai>ually to Ohio and Long Inland. 

 ,' I.-lun.l, A. V.. ne record. 



. a Might depression in Uie ground within a few feet of the water. 

 fyy*, two, gray ih 'li ve-brown, 8]>otted or m- raw led with blackiith, 3-20 x 2-10. 



This species is a very rare winter vi>itant to the northern border 

 of the I'nited States. The most southern record of its occurrence is 

 Long Island (Ihitcher, Auk, x, 1803, p. 265). 



11. Urlnator lumme (tlunii). KEU-TIIKOATEU LOOM. A<t. in tum- 



mtr. Back, wingx, and tail fum-ou*. more or leu* upottcd with white; head 



: t"i-r<-n.-.-k elu-tnut ; l-a.-k of the n.-.-k black, utreaked with 



wi.it. ; l.n-a-t and tx-lly white; lornrer under tail -e.iv-rt* and hand nt the b*ae 

 :u fuacOU*. .!/. in irinlrr >in.l Int. Similar JO U. imbtr, but 

 back apottcd with white. L., 2.VNi ; \V., ll-op; Tar., -60; B., frOO. 



Rangt. Found throughout the northern part* of the northern hemisphere, 



