BROOK TROUT 



the stomach contents of seven loons captured during 

 the winter months consisted entirely of fish-bones and 

 scales. 



Loons are sometimes caught alive in pound-nets set 

 by the fishermen of the great lakes and on the sea- 

 coast. They are very dangerous to handle, on account 

 of" the strength and sharpness of their bill and their 

 savage disposition. 



Grebes. 



The grebe, known also as hell-divers and water- 

 witches, feed upon fish, frogs, aquatic insects, especially 

 beetles, and water-plants. They nest in streams, lakes, 

 and ponds, usually building among reeds or rushes, 

 and lay from six to eight eggs of uniform color. They 

 are distributed all over the world, and are everywhere 

 known as expert divers and swimmers and generally 

 destructive to fish. 



The horned or crested grebe lives principally upon 

 small fish. These birds are so exceedingly cautious 

 and swift in their movements that it is quite difficult to 

 shoot them, but by persistent watching it can be accom- 

 plished, as many duck-shooters know. One of the best 

 ways to reduce their number is by taking their eggs 

 from the rudely constructed nests in the reeds and 

 thickets close to the surface of the water. The eggs of 

 the horned grebe are greenish. 



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