258 Mr. Peabody on the 
it is so powerful that it can be distinetly heard, 
when the bird is so distant as to be almost invisible 
in the air. This bird is offe for sale in our mar- 
kets; but its flesh is tough and unpalatable. 
The Brack-rmgoarEp Diver, Colymbus arcticus, 
is, as its name denotes, a northern bird, and is more 
rare on our coast than the preceding; but I am as- 
sured, on the authority of Audubon, that it is some- 
times seen in our State. 
The Rep-ruroatep Diver, Colymbus septentri- 
onalis, is found on the coast of the United States in 
autumn, winter, and, it may be said, in spring; 
though they retire to the north before the snows 
are gone. The old birds are rarely seen at the 
south of Boston bay; but the young, more affected 
by the cold, proceed as far as Maryland. Some of 
them breed at the Bay of Fundy, but they abound 
much more in Labrador, on the little lakes which 
are common in that wild country. They are at all 
times shy and watchful, alive to every danger, but 
particularly uneasy at the sight of man. When he 
appears, though at a great distance, they dive and 
swim under water to the farther part of the lake, but 
if he continues to approach, they rise from the water, 
instead of diving again like the loon. Their notes, 
uttered in rapid succession, are harsh and rather 
loud. Dr. Richardson says that they cover their 
eggs with down like the eider; but as this was not 
the case with those seen at Labrador, they probably 
