Rod and gun . ^ grey. Its weight is about eightpounds. The nest of this dirty bird iscorrespondingly dirty ; its greenish whiteeggs are tisually smeared with all sortsof filth so that the entire stick-built nestis very repulsive. I have had to dissectsome of these birds and there has notbeen a sweet place on an\- part of thecarcase. This is partly due to its steadydiet of fish and also owing to the factthat this bird, diver though it is intendedto be. is not feathered in the same man-. in Flight. THE COR-MORAXT IX BRITISH COLUMBIA 387 ner as are the other divers who keeptheir down and feathers
Rod and gun . ^ grey. Its weight is about eightpounds. The nest of this dirty bird iscorrespondingly dirty ; its greenish whiteeggs are tisually smeared with all sortsof filth so that the entire stick-built nestis very repulsive. I have had to dissectsome of these birds and there has notbeen a sweet place on an\- part of thecarcase. This is partly due to its steadydiet of fish and also owing to the factthat this bird, diver though it is intendedto be. is not feathered in the same man-. in Flight. THE COR-MORAXT IX BRITISH COLUMBIA 387 ner as are the other divers who keeptheir down and feathers dry and bird seems to wet its feathers con-stantly and it is a common sight to seethem with wings extended drying more ridiculous sight can be seen thanhalf a dozen of these big birds standingon a drifting log, all with wings out-stretched to dry, making such an excel-lent set of sails that the log, urged bythe tide, passes swiftly along. I have the tail feathers are much worn by thisconstant propulsion. So also are thetips of the wings. Many a time thesebirds, seated upright on a drifting log,are mistaken for returning canoes andtime after time I have had to use mytelescope to discern the difference. The wondrous velvety texture of theblack webbing on the feet of this other-wise coarse bird is well worth examin-ing. Nowhere else in. the bird kingdom
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