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Wilson thought the European divers to be of a different 
species from the American divers, they differed so much 
in size. He cites a European specimen that weighed 
sixteen pounds against the usual weight of our divers, 
which he puts at eight anda half pounds. The point of 
size would not seem to be well taken, for I have seen in 
the collection of Mr. Vickary, the taxidermist of Lynn, 
the body of one of our divers which weighed twelve 
pounds; and Mr. Vickary informs me that one was once 
sent to him which weighed seventeen pounds. 
The loon is a born aristocrat. He is no trifler: every- 
thing he does bears an intellectual stamp. A solitary, 
mating only with the elements, he is master of winds 
and waves, sitting the waters with sovereign grace and 
dignity, equally unconcerned in calm and tempest. Sur- 
prised by danger, he dives fearlessly and swims the 
depths with incredible swiftness and for an astonishing 
length of time, finally emerging far away. Then, if the 
attractions of his other element inspire him, he rises and 
flies rapidly through the upper air, shouting over and over 
his characteristic five tones: — 
00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00. 
