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also streaked in the same manner, but it 
often happens, that at this age, all the 
front of the neck is covered with white fea- 
thers, interspersed with some chesnut ones ; 
the white spots upon the upper parts be- 
come less distinct, smaller, and often of a 
yellowish colour. After the second moult- 
ing, all the front of the neck is of a chesnut 
red, but often intermingled with some 
white feathers. The white spots on the 
upper parts disappear in proportion as in- 
dividuals advance in age. In either of 
these cases it is the Striped Diver of Pen- 
nant, &e. and the Colymbus Striatus of 
Gmelin and Latham. 
This species inhabits the lakes of Europe, 
Asia, and America, and is often seen at sea, 
feeds on marine insects and fish, which, if 
pressed By hunger, it will seize from the 
fishermen's nets, in attempting which the 
bird is frequently entangled ; one instance 
is recorded, where fourteen were taken out 
of a single net at Hudson's Bay. 
The Red-throated Diver is by no means 
rare on the more southern coasts of Great 
Britain, in the colder seasons, and a few of 
them are said to breed in Scotland. 
