DIVING BIRDS 
PACIFIC LOON 
Greenish brown or gray 
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10. Pacific Loon. Gavia pacified. 
Range. — Western North America along the 
coast chiefly, breeding from Alaska south to 
British Columbia. In winter, south along the 
coast to Mexico. 
This species differs from the Black-throated 
only in the tint of the head reflections. The 
habits are the same as those of the other members 
of the family. They lay two eggs of a greenish 
brown or greenish gray hue with black spots. 
Size 3.10x1.90. Data. — Yukon River, Alaska, 
June 28, 1902. Nest of rubbish on an island; 
found by a miner. 
11. Red-throated Loon. Gavia stellata. 
Range. — Northern parts of North America, 
breeding from southern Canada northward in the 
interior on both coasts. South to the middle por- 
tions of the United States in winter. 
This is the smallest of the Loon family, being 
twenty-five inches in length. In plumage it is 
wholly unlike any of the other members at all 
seasons of the year. In summer the back, head 
and neck are gray, the latter being striped with 
white. A large chestnut patch adorns the front 
of the lower part of the neck. In winter the 
back is spotted with white, whereas all the others 
are unspotted at this period. The nesting habits are 
identical with the other species; the ground color 
of the two eggs is also the same. Size, 2.00 x 1.75. 
Loon 
Red-throated Loon 
Pacific 
