. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. LOONS—Family Gavldae. LOON; GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 7. Oavia imber. 31 to 35 inches. In form, loons resemble large grebes, but their feet are full webbed like thoss of a duck; they have short, stiff tails and long, heavy, pointed bills. They have no tufts or ruffs In breeding season, but their plumage changes greatly. The common loon Is very beautifully and strikingly marked with black and white auove, and white below; the head is black, with a crescent across the throat and a ring around the neck. In winter, they are plain gray
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. LOONS—Family Gavldae. LOON; GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 7. Oavia imber. 31 to 35 inches. In form, loons resemble large grebes, but their feet are full webbed like thoss of a duck; they have short, stiff tails and long, heavy, pointed bills. They have no tufts or ruffs In breeding season, but their plumage changes greatly. The common loon Is very beautifully and strikingly marked with black and white auove, and white below; the head is black, with a crescent across the throat and a ring around the neck. In winter, they are plain gray above and white below. Loons are fully as expert divers and swimmers as are the grebes; they are usually found In larger and more open bodies of water. NotBs.—A loud, quavering, drawn-out "; Ne»t.—Sometimes built of sticks, and sometimes simply a hollow in the sand or bank under overhang- ing bushes, usually on an island. The 2 eggs are brownish with a few black specks ( x ). Range.—N. A., breeding from Northern U. S. north- wards; winters from Northern U. S. 23. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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