. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . daeLOON; GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 7. Gavia ininicr. 31 to 35 inches. In form, loons resemble large grebes, but their feetare full webbed like those of a duck: they have short,stiff tails and long, heavy, pointed bills. They have notufts or ruffs in breeding season, but their plumagechanges greatly. The common loon is very beautifullyand strikingly marked with black and white above, andwhite below; the head is black, witli a crescent acr^^^the throat and a ring around the neck. In winter, tluvare plain gray above and whi
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . daeLOON; GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 7. Gavia ininicr. 31 to 35 inches. In form, loons resemble large grebes, but their feetare full webbed like those of a duck: they have short,stiff tails and long, heavy, pointed bills. They have notufts or ruffs in breeding season, but their plumagechanges greatly. The common loon is very beautifullyand strikingly marked with black and white above, andwhite below; the head is black, witli a crescent acr^^^the throat and a ring around the neck. In winter, tluvare plain gray above and white below. Loons are fully as expert in diving and swimming asare the grebes. They are usually found in larger, moreopen bodies of water. Notes.—A loud, quavering, drawn-out wah-hoo-o-o. Nest.—Sometimes built of sticks, and sometimes sim-ply a hollow in the sand or bank under overhangingbushes, usually on an island. The 2 eggs are brownishwith a few black specks (). Range.—N. A., breeding from northern V. S. north-wards; winters from northern U. S.
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