. North American birds eggs . [(Trcenish brown or Red-throated Loon. Gavia Iumme. Range.—Northern parts of North America, breeding from southern Canadanorthward in the interior and on both coasts. South to the middle portions ofthe United States in winter. This is the smallest of the Loon family being twenty-five inches in length. Inplumage it is wholly unlike any of the other members at all seasons of the yearIn summer the back, head and neck are gray, the latter being striped witliwhite. A large chestnut patch ad(.)rns the frontof the lower part of the neck Inwinter the back is spo
. North American birds eggs . [(Trcenish brown or Red-throated Loon. Gavia Iumme. Range.—Northern parts of North America, breeding from southern Canadanorthward in the interior and on both coasts. South to the middle portions ofthe United States in winter. This is the smallest of the Loon family being twenty-five inches in length. Inplumage it is wholly unlike any of the other members at all seasons of the yearIn summer the back, head and neck are gray, the latter being striped witliwhite. A large chestnut patch ad(.)rns the frontof the lower part of the neck Inwinter the back is spotted with white, whereas all the others are unspotted at thisperiod. The nesting habits are identical with the other species ; the groundcolor of the two eggs is also the same. Size Data.—North IcelandMay 20, 1900. Nest on the ground on bank of [Deep olhe brown. North American Birds Eggs. 11 PUFFINS, AUKS and MURRES. Family ALCID/E. Puffins, Auks and Murres are all sea birds and are only found inland whenblown there by some severe storm of winter. At this season numbers of them areapt to lose their bearings and may sometimes be found with their feet frozen insome of our inland ponds. Puffins are heavily built birds in appearance, butare very active both on the wing and in the water. Their wings are much largercomparatively than those of the other members of this family, so they areenabled to perform evolutions in the air, which are withheld from the stand upright on the sole of the toot and are able to walk quite easily onland. Puffins have very heavy and deep but thin bills, which are entirely unlikethose of any other bird and often give them the name of Parrot Auks. Puffins,Auks and Murres are otherwise recognized by the presence of but three toeswhich are webbed. 12. Tufted Puffin. Lund acirrhata. Range. —Pa
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