. Life histories of North American diving birds : order Pygopodes . La^ce Winnipegosis, Manitoba. H. K. Sandy Lake, Newfoundland. LOON. A. C. Bent. For description see page 234. LIFE HISrOBIES OP NORTH AMEKICAIT DIVING BIRDS. 49 saw her slide off into the water with a big splash, going directly underand swimming away almost under our boat, the ripples on the surfaceand a row of bubbles marking her course; when she reached the en-trance to the cove, about 15 yards past us, she came to the surface andflapped along, rapidly disappearing around a point and leaving afoaming wake behind her. T
. Life histories of North American diving birds : order Pygopodes . La^ce Winnipegosis, Manitoba. H. K. Sandy Lake, Newfoundland. LOON. A. C. Bent. For description see page 234. LIFE HISrOBIES OP NORTH AMEKICAIT DIVING BIRDS. 49 saw her slide off into the water with a big splash, going directly underand swimming away almost under our boat, the ripples on the surfaceand a row of bubbles marking her course; when she reached the en-trance to the cove, about 15 yards past us, she came to the surface andflapped along, rapidly disappearing around a point and leaving afoaming wake behind her. The nest was a large circular mass of wet,soggy, half-rotten reeds and other vegetable matter heaped lip in theshallow water near the edge of the growing reeds; it measured about2 feet in diameter, was only slightly hollowed in the center, and wasbuUt up about 6 inches above the water. It contained two nearlyfresh eggs, which were lying parallel to each other and about 2 inchesapart. The second nest, found on June 6,1900, was on a little rocky islet,only about 10 yards long, in Cathance Lake, Washington C
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