. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 98 VEKTEBEATES: BIRDS. and they vary in size from that of a dove to that of a goose. The Terns have the tail very long and forked. They are generally light below, black, and bluish above. They are of the size of a dove and sinaller, some being no larger than a robin. They feed upon small marine animals. DIVERS. The Great Northern Diver, or Loon, is almost as large Fig. 163. — Great Northern Diver, or Loon. as a goose, black above, be
. Natural history of animals. Containing brief descriptions of the animals figured on Tenney's Natural history tablets, but complete without the tablets. Zoology. 98 VEKTEBEATES: BIRDS. and they vary in size from that of a dove to that of a goose. The Terns have the tail very long and forked. They are generally light below, black, and bluish above. They are of the size of a dove and sinaller, some being no larger than a robin. They feed upon small marine animals. DIVERS. The Great Northern Diver, or Loon, is almost as large Fig. 163. — Great Northern Diver, or Loon. as a goose, black above, beautifully spotted with white, and white be- low. It is exceedingly keen-sighted and wary, and it dives so quickly that, seeing the flash of the gun, it is often under water before the shot reaches it. / Grebes are divers which are smaller than the Loon, and in the spring have the head ornamented with tufts of feathers. When alarmed, they remain beneath the surface of the water, exposing only Fig. 164. — Crested Grebe. r -ii. 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, Scribner, Armstrong
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