. British birds. Birds. VOL. IX. GREAT NORTHEUN DIVER. 145 young swam after her and soon remounted. She lowered her back to assist them in doing so. Subsequently, when the young were in danger whilst swimming, the female tried to draw attention to herself by jumping straight up till she was nearly clear of the \\ater in an upright position, also by rushing for a. Fi^. 3. GREAT NORTHEKK DIVEIJ ARRANGING THE EGGS. (Photographed by Eric B. Dunlop.) few feet ov^er its surface. The male now approached : he had previously kept at a distance. They both uttered their wild ^^-ailing cry. When hear
. British birds. Birds. VOL. IX. GREAT NORTHEUN DIVER. 145 young swam after her and soon remounted. She lowered her back to assist them in doing so. Subsequently, when the young were in danger whilst swimming, the female tried to draw attention to herself by jumping straight up till she was nearly clear of the \\ater in an upright position, also by rushing for a. Fi^. 3. GREAT NORTHEKK DIVEIJ ARRANGING THE EGGS. (Photographed by Eric B. Dunlop.) few feet ov^er its surface. The male now approached : he had previously kept at a distance. They both uttered their wild ^^-ailing cry. When heard together the male's was noticeably the deeper pitched. This Diver has a great variety of calls. The usual wail can be heard at a considerable distance. I also heard it uttered in an undertone A\hen the birds thought them- selves alone. It could then only be heard at close Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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