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A pair, attended by their young, did not attenii)t to dive on being a]>iiroachod, but 

 kept swininiing around their young, whieli were ol' tender age, and were easily 

 nitproaehed and shot. Tho egg is described as nu-asuring 2.75 inehes in length by 

 t.S.'i in breadth, and as having a ground ol' a dark olivo-brown, thinly sjiotted witli 

 a dark >nubor-brown. 



This species breeds in the Hebrides, and is found at all seasons in the sounds ami 

 bays of the Orkiu'ys. Mr. Uichard Dann states that it makes its first apiioaranee in 

 the spring with the breaking-up of the ice on the hikes, never failing to show itself 

 within twelve hours of the appearance of o[)en water. After tho young are hatched, 

 both male and fenudt^ are very assiduous in bringing them food, are then much on 

 the wing, and may often bo seen to Hy at a vast height, with fish in their beaks, from 

 one lake to another, and in alighting, to descend very sudiK'idy in an oblique direction. 

 Tlu! cries of this spe(n»'s during the breeding-season are said to bo very peculiar. 

 On the approach of winter it retires to the west coast of Norway; and the young 

 birds, migrating to more temperate climates, ari^ found on tho open parts of the 

 ISaltic, in tho Kll)e, and on the coast of Holland. 



A single specimen was obtaiiu'd by Mr. Elliott on the I'rybilof Island.s. It was 

 found deail on the sea-beach at Zapadiu'o, St. (Seorge's Island, and brougiit to him 

 by the natives, who ditfi-red in opinion as to wiiether it had ever been seen before 

 about the islands or not. It was the typical f\ tirrtinis, and not ('. /xirljiciis. 



Mr. Nelson speaks of the rdack-throated Loon as being a rare winter visitant 

 ujton Lake i\!ichigan. One specimen, secured near Ivacine, is in the collection of 

 Dr. Hoy; and a second si)ecimen was taken near Milwaukee, and is also pre.si'rved 

 in the museum of that city. 



Urinator pacificus. 



THE PACIFIC OITEB. 



VtiliimliiiH ixififiniK, I.AWl!. ill Itainrs \\. S. Am. Sfpt. •-'!», D^.IS, .S81» (Caliroiliiii ; I'ligrt's Smuiil). — 

 I!aii!I>, Cat. N. Am H. li*.V.t, m). 700. — t'oii-.s, IV. Ao. Nut. S.i. I'liilml. 18i!J, -JJS. — liioiiw. 

 X..II1. N. Am. I?, is.sl, 11... 7:t!>. 



CohiniliHs iiirliriis, var. /fticijicKs, Cdl-i.s, Key, l87'.i, 'M^> ; < 'li''ik l.isl, lf<73, no. GOti r«. 



ColiimhiiH iirclicm, li. jmcijiciis, Ciirr.s, Uirds N. W. 1S7I, 7'-M. 



t'lih/mhitii iiirHi'Kn luieijiciis, Ciil'Ks, Key, 188'J, no. 84.'{. 



UriiMliir jHifiji.Ks, Sri-.,is. I'roc. V. .S. Xat. .Nhis. Vol. .1, 1882, Vi. 



Hah. Pu'llli'. ciHist of Norlh Anierini, south in wintiT to tlio oxtruniity of Lower f'aiiforniii and 

 (!uailalii|ic islam!. 



Si'. CUAit. Similar to U. anticim, Imt siiiallor, the liill iiiurii smaller, slraij^litcr, Hli'mlfrcr, 

 ami uioiv iioiiitcii, ami the coloi's minu'wliul ilill'iivnt. Adiill : Ociiimt iind nape very pule iisliy, 

 or almost siimky wliile, iiiutli paler than m U. nirtiiii-i : wliite l>ius on tin- scapulars |>ro|ioition- 

 ately liroailer, hlaek streaks on the siiK-s of the jngalinii uanowi r, ami black of the I'oreiieck le.ss 

 inu'iilisli, than in U, itniiciiK. 



Wing, II.-J0-12.L'.") imlies (average, l\M) ; eulnieii, 2.(M»-2.;ri (ilT)) ; depth of Mil llirough 

 hase. .r,:>-M:, (.111') ; tarsus, J.To :i (HI (2.S(;) ; lailer toe, :i.;jo-;(.70 (:i. I7). [Komteeii ailiills.] 



Although closely resenihling U. mrtinin, ami umpieslioiialily from the same pan'iit slock, llio 

 characters of tins |\.ini aiv so constant as ap|>aiviillv to warrant our coiisi.liTJiig it in the light of 

 a species whiili has passeil the " incipienl sta-e." ('anliil iiieaMirenieiils ot llie (wo show that, m, 

 lar as the lai-ge series exainined is concerned, their ilinienslon-< s.aicely inosculate (llmse of (he hill 

 not at all), while the peculiarities ol' colir poinleil out aliove are constant lliioughoul Ih,' serie.s, 

 which includes, hesides live perfect s|iecinien.s, a lai-e niimlierof heads and necks, whic'.i all show 



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