tTbe Bittern. 



Vol. I. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, August, 1900. No. 2. 



Zhc Xoon. 



3B^ /Iftorris ©ibbs. 



One ot the most interesting- birds in Amer- 

 ica is the Loon, or Great Northern Diver, as 

 it is also called. This well-known species is 

 found at the north as far as ang-lers penetrate 

 into the British possessions, for the purpose 

 of luring- the finny prizes. The Loon is pos- 

 sessed by the same spirit that stimulates the 

 angler, only with him it is a matter of a living-, 

 while with the fisherman it is g-enerally an 

 outing-. In the winter the big diver g-oes well 

 to the south; nearly always to the south of 

 the ice belt, and I have seen them swimming- 

 and fishing- on the salt water in the southern 

 part of Florida, seeming-ly as much at home 



