. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. ia4 THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Genus GAVIA. Forster. GAVIA IMBER (Ginn). Loon. Common Loon. ]ii« Loon. Noktiiehn Adult in summer: Head and ueek black, .showiug^-reeu iu some lii;lit8 ; a patch of white streaked with black on the throat aud sides of the neck; under- purts, white; back aud wings, black, streaked and spotted with white; whei'e the white spots occur there are usually two spots near the end of cacli feather; sides of l)reast, sti'caked with black. AiIkH in lointer and ini
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian ... Birds. ia4 THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. Genus GAVIA. Forster. GAVIA IMBER (Ginn). Loon. Common Loon. ]ii« Loon. Noktiiehn Adult in summer: Head and ueek black, .showiug^-reeu iu some lii;lit8 ; a patch of white streaked with black on the throat aud sides of the neck; under- purts, white; back aud wings, black, streaked and spotted with white; whei'e the white spots occur there are usually two spots near the end of cacli feather; sides of l)reast, sti'caked with black. AiIkH in lointer and inimnlnrc: Head, grayish; back, grayish ))rown or dusky brown, without spots; uiider- parts, white; throat, often tinged with gra}"^; primaries, dark; tail feathers, tii)ped with gray. Length: 30 to 3G; wing, 12 to ; bill, to ; height of bill at nostril, about .SO; tarsus, 3 to Distribution : Northern portion of Nortliern Hemisphere, ranging south in winter to Gulf of Mexico and Lower California. Breeds from Northern United States northward. Nest and eggs: Nest, a mass of grass or weeds and leaves, close to water, more commonlj' on islets or ^ shores of some pond or lake. Two -" eggs, grayish I)rown or greenish l)rown, heavily blotched with dark brown, aud measure ')0 x Although loss numerous than formerly, Loons are common on the Athintic coast during migrations, and the wild, laugh-like note is a well-known sound on shore and lake. J. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921; Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Special edition printed for the Field Columbian museum
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