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Yinivij : Siiniliir to thai of IL inniin; Inil U'^iimIIv iiuuli siimlltT, the imj,'lt' of the Diuiulihlt- less 

 |iroiiiiiu'iit. 



Total lciij,'th, about 2!).(H1 imlics ; extent ;?!l.:i(i ; wiii^-, 1:.m:.-1;!.:;o {iiveraj,'e, I2.r>rt); I'ulmeii, 

 •J.:)(»-2.8:) (:!.(i(l); .leplli of liill thi'oll','h liase, .T.")-.8n (.7H); tarsus, 2.!>(>-;i.:{() (:i.ll); outer toe, 

 ;j. t"> ;5.!).") (;».7(>). (Imvo adults.) 



Tiie only North Anierii'an exaiiiides of tliis speiies in the Natioiuil Museum collection are 

 from Alaska ; several Jocaiitii's in that country heing represeuteil, as the PryMlof Islands and 

 St. Michael's. 



Sidiiiiii'r ailiilt. 



The youMji of this s|)eii.s, jiiipticulaily fnll-;;ro\vn specimens, are sometimes ditlicult to distin- 

 Hui-li from immature >in'ciniiiis of /'. iniiinr ; luit tlie nieasuremcMts will in most cuses determine 

 the species, U. dtvliiiiK lu'iii^' decidedly smaller ; the two coinpariuj^ al)out as follows : — 



Winn I'll! II tii]iiy». rii.iiflijll Hi |>lli oflMll Tiirsiis. 



t" iM'siril. at iioKlril 



r. -(/v/,V((v, juv. vi.oo -.'..M! i.is i.sr. .07 ;t.iii 



/'. i'//i»i./-, juv. i:!.iMi or hiHiv :i.'ji» i.in ■^.^•^ .«»» •.».7'i-:i.sri 



This species a]>]>(';irs ti> lie cninindii to flic Xortht'rii iiml .Xretic l{t'|,'i(iiis of tlu» 

 i;l()l)f. flituif^li iniiri' so ill sniiio parts of tin- lii,i;li iiortlieni ict^ioiis than in others. It 

 is very ran", iitid not. evfii positividy Uiiowii looeeiir. in the riiitcd Statrs. It is iiioro 

 eoiuinon ill till' ri'j,'ioiis of Iliid.soii's I'lay. and tlienee westwanl. On tin,' racilic it is 

 replai'i'd by tlit' /inrijinis, .similar, but of siiialler size and weaker liill. 



Mr. Murray proeurrd speeimiMis on Hudson's I>ay, ami Iloanie (••.loiiriiry,'' p. 

 !.'!(>) refers to the pri'si'iiee id' this |)ivi'i' in the saiiio re;.,'iiiii, and sjieaks of it as lieinj^ 

 alioiit tlie same si/i' as ('. imiinr. and iiiore lieautifiil liiaii that iiiid. It is extreiiudy 

 walelifiil, tlivini,' at tin- Hash of a liun. and lieiiiLt of eoiirse very rarely killed, exci'pt 

 when on tilt' win;,'. Its tlesh is ipiite as ihiik and tisiiy as tliat of the eoninion Loon, 

 imt it is always eaten by the Indians. Tlie skin of this bird is very thick and stron;;, 

 and is fri'(|Ui'nlly dressed witli the b'atliers on, ami made into caps for the Indian 

 men. This Loon is also spoken id' by |)r. IJiciianlsoii as beiny; coninioii on the shores 

 oi Hudson's |$ay. but very larely seen in the interior. He iiienlioiis tiie fact that the 

 skins both of the eoninion Loon and of this species are toii^di and impervious to wet, 

 and ,savs that tliev are used both bv the Indians and the Kskimos as materials for 



.\eeordinK to Mr. Kutnlieii, this species breeds, but is not eoninion in Kin^'wali 

 I'ioiil, wlieie it was first .seen .lime l.'l. .\ b'w individuals were seen in iiutunin 



