Albinism and Melanism in North 
American Birds* Ruthven Deane, 
One of the finest and most attractive examples is among the 
Colymbidce , a snow-white specimen of C.septentrio?ialis, which was 
shot in Salem Harbor, Mass., and is now in my possession. 
Bull. N.O.Q. 1, April, 1876, p.23 
An Ornithologist’s Summer in Labrador 
M.AbbottFrazar. 
Urinator lunnue , Red-throated Loon. Rather 
' common and generally distributed along the 
| coast. Breeds on the edges of the smaller 
I ponds (often near pools of surface water only 
| a few rods square), on the larger islands they 
make no nest but simply lay their eggs in a 
slight hollow on the bare ground, usually on 
a slight rise not over one foot from the water's 
edge. The space about the egg is perfectly 
bare, the grass or other vegetation being tram¬ 
pled flat. Hence the spot is easily discovered, 
and the bird if sitting can be seen for a consid¬ 
erable distance. Seven sets of eggs taken, each 
contained two, which from all I heard or saw 
is the greatest number ever laid. 
O.& O. XII. Jan. 1887. p. 5. 
