. Birds of North Carolina . 96; and Greensboro, April 19, 1900.^Pearson. 5. Gavia stellata (Pont.). Red-throated Loon. Ads. in summer.—Back, wings, and tail fuscous, more or spotted with white; head andneck ashy gray; foreneck : back of neck black, streaked wth white; breast and bellywhite; longer under tail-coverts and band at tlie base of shorter ones fuscous. Ads. in winter,<ind Im.—Similar to G. Immer, but back spotted witii white. L., ; W., ; Tar., ;B., {Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) Range.—Northern part of Northern Hemisphere, breeding mainly in the Arc
. Birds of North Carolina . 96; and Greensboro, April 19, 1900.^Pearson. 5. Gavia stellata (Pont.). Red-throated Loon. Ads. in summer.—Back, wings, and tail fuscous, more or spotted with white; head andneck ashy gray; foreneck : back of neck black, streaked wth white; breast and bellywhite; longer under tail-coverts and band at tlie base of shorter ones fuscous. Ads. in winter,<ind Im.—Similar to G. Immer, but back spotted witii white. L., ; W., ; Tar., ;B., {Chap., Birds of E. N. A.) Range.—Northern part of Northern Hemisphere, breeding mainly in the Arctic regions;winters from Miiin ■ to Florida Range in North ( arolina.—( oastal region in winter. 22 Birds of Nokth Caholina The Red-throated Loon occur:< on the Atkintic coast locallj- in autumn, winter,and spring as far south as South Carolina. AHhough the average specimen () is decidedly smaller than is the Common Loon, the birds are not readily dis-tinguished at a distance while in their winter Fig. 4. Uku-Thuoatcd Loon (Si»ring Plumage). H. H. Brimley reported this one as common on River in .January, specimens were procured at New Bern in March, 1892, by Pearson. Bishopsecured one at Pea Island, March 3, 1907. Adickes found the species common atCape Lookout in February, 1909, at which time he collected several specimens. 3. FAMILY ALCID/E. AU KS. MU RRES. AND PU FFINS About thirty sjiecies are represented in tiiis family. Ihcy are all birds of thenorthern regions, and pass their time on the sea except wlicn they gather, often ingreat numbers, to rear their young upon the cliffs of rocky islands. They securetheir food of fish, Crustacea, and other ac|uatic animal-life, from the ocoan, employ-ing both wings and feet to aid them in their submarine journeys. Stragglersrepresenting three genera, each with a single species, have been taken on our These three genera, together with two others, members of which may l)e foundto occ
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