rEd-throated diver. 
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Shetland Isles, the Orkneys and Hebrides, Scandinavia, 
Finland, Russia, and Siberia ; it is also found throughout 
Kamtschatka and North America, and during the winter 
months it visits the northern provinces of the United States. 
It also occurs in Japan, Tartary, on the Caspian, the Sea 
of Asof, and the Black Sea, and even in Greece. The 
greater number are found in the north eastern countries. 
From the Icy Sea, Finland, Sweden and Norway, it 
migrates annually to winter in the Baltic, on the coasts 
of Denmark, Great Britain, Holland, France, and most 
of the continental shores, lakes, and rivers, where it arrives 
in October or November, and early in March it returns 
northward to breed, with the exception of some pairs that 
remain on our northern shores as well as in some other 
countries of similar latitudes. 
The nest is mostly placed close to the water’s edge, so 
as to suit the convenience of the bird, and avoid crossing 
the land when noino' on or off the nest. The nest itself 
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is placed on the ground and lined with moss, aquatic 
decayed herbage and feathers ; the eggs are two in number, 
in size and colour as represented in our plate. 
The open sea does not suit the habits of this bird so 
much as the vicinity of the coast, the borders of lakes, 
and the mouths of rivers : it makes no particular choice 
between mountainous and flat countries, but solitary spots 
are preferred. 
In its hahits, such as flying, swimming, diving, and its 
movements on dry land, the Red-throated Diver resembles 
both the species beforementioned ; it is also less shy, and 
will frequently take wing when closely pursued. 
The call note of this bird sounds like aA, auw! or 
ec/f, eck! which it frequently repeats when closely pur¬ 
sued. 
