. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. I 12 VER rEl; ; BIRDS. Goose. The Terns have the tail very long and forked. They are generally light below, black and bluish above, and of the size of a Dove, but some are no larger than a Robin. They feed upon small marine animals. Divers. The Great Northern Diver, or Loon, is almost as. Fig. 165. 164. â Great Nortliern Diver, or Loon. large as a Goose, black above, beautifully spotted with \\hite, and white below. It is exceed- ingh' keen-sighted and war}-, and it di\-es so quickh' that, seeing the flash of the gun, it is often under water before
. Natural history of animals;. Zoology. I 12 VER rEl; ; BIRDS. Goose. The Terns have the tail very long and forked. They are generally light below, black and bluish above, and of the size of a Dove, but some are no larger than a Robin. They feed upon small marine animals. Divers. The Great Northern Diver, or Loon, is almost as. Fig. 165. 164. â Great Nortliern Diver, or Loon. large as a Goose, black above, beautifully spotted with \\hite, and white below. It is exceed- ingh' keen-sighted and war}-, and it di\-es so quickh' that, seeing the flash of the gun, it is often under water before the shot reaches it. Grebes are Di\-ers \\hich are smaller than the Loon, and in the spring ha\'e the head orna- mented \\ith tufts of feathers. When alarmed, they remain be- neath the surface of the \\-ater, â Crested cirebe. exposing onh' the 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877; Tenney, Abby Amy Gove, 1836-. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book Co
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