. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . pon a thin mat of grass in a slightly hollowed placeon the ground, and, in order to be as far as possible re-moved from neighbors, the site chosen is usually a smallgrass-covered islet. The young Loons are oval balls ofblackish down and are occasionally taken into the wateron the back of the adult bird. Their first attempts at div-ing are very funny, and with all their efforts they are a
. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . pon a thin mat of grass in a slightly hollowed placeon the ground, and, in order to be as far as possible re-moved from neighbors, the site chosen is usually a smallgrass-covered islet. The young Loons are oval balls ofblackish down and are occasionally taken into the wateron the back of the adult bird. Their first attempts at div-ing are very funny, and with all their efforts they are ableto submerge no more than their heads and necks, so that BIRDS FOUND NEAR SHORE OR IN BAYS 29 they seem to be standing on their heads and paddlingtheir feet in the air. They soon become expert swim-mers and divers. Yet under the water as on it, lurkthe Loons enemies. The large pickerel are fond of catching him by the feet, and greatwait for a delicious piece of Loon imeat. If he floats serenely on thesurface, hawks and gulls are everready to swoop down upon ^him. Fortunate it is for thepoor mother that she hasbut two to guard. The peculiar cry of theLoon has beenwell describedby Mr. J. H. mud-turtles.
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