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\\';1sliiii«_:toii.eonnnon W. \‘., Sept. to Apl. 12."). Long Island, abundant 'l‘. V., common W. \'., Sept. to June. Sing Sing, eommon 'l'. \'.. Mel]. and (let. Cambridge, not eonnnon 'J‘. \‘., Apl. to early May ; Sept. to Nov.

Next, a slight dept "ion in the ground within a few feet of the water. films, two, grayish olivesbrown, thinly spotted with blaekish, 8'50 x 2'20.

This wild inhabitant of our northern lakes and ponds possesses all the eha 'acteristie traits of the Divers. Its remarkable notes are thus described by Mr. J. H. Langille:

"Beginning on the fifth note of the scale, the voice slides through the eighth to the third of the scale above in loud, clear, sonorous tones, which on a dismal eveningr before a thunderstorm. the lightning already playing along the inky sky, are anything but musical. He has also another rather soft and pleasing utterance, sounding like who—10710- who-who, the syllables being so rapidly pronounced as to sound almost like a. shake of the voice-a sort of weird laughter."

Loons may be seen migrating by day singly or in small companies. generally at a considerable height. Their flight is strong, rapid, and direct.

9. Urinator arcticus lLt'mM. BLAK"K—‘l‘lllthATl-ZI) Lonx. .141. {It sumnzer.A-’l‘lir4rat. threneek, hack, wings, and tail black, with purplish and bluish reflections; a band of white streaks on the throat; sides of the neck, back, and wings streaked, barred, or spotted with white; top of head and nape gray; breast and belly white; a blackish band at the base of the under tail—coverts. Ad. in winter and [nu—Similar in color to If imI/er, not spotted above with white. L, 2700; \V., 11.00: Tan, 2W); 1%., 2‘00.

It’trmmd‘a—lmmature and winter birds may be distinguished from the cor— responding stage of {mlm- by their small size; from lumuu‘ by grog/[sh mar— gins instead of it'll/[r spots, bars, or nun-gins on the upper parts.

lt’:t/nr2.— Breeds in the northern parts of the, northern hemisphere; in North Ameriea migrates southward in winter to the northern United States. casually to ()hio and Long Island.

Long Island, A. \'., one record.

Nest, a slight depre .ion in the ground within a tow feet of the water. Ink/gm, two, grayish olive~browu, spotted or scrawled with blackish, 3'20 x 2'10.

This Species is a very ‘are winter visitant to the northern border of the Unlted States. The most southern record of its occurrence is Long Island (Duh-her, Auk, x, 18%, p. 265).

ll. Ul'lnator hunme (III/11m). RICH-TH“HATED Loos. All. in sinn— 1I141'-—Bi'~"ks Wings, and tail t‘useuus, more or less spotted with white; head and “W‘l‘ ' lIy gray : tixreneek chestnut ; baek ol' the neck black, streaked with whi-C; bread and belly white: longer under tail-eoverts and band at the base 0'. t'nortcr mics t‘useous. All. in trio/11' um/ [ms—Similar to l'. imbu', but buck spomd With white. 1... 2.3m; \\‘.. 11o); Tar., 2-00; 13.. 2-00.

Image—Found throughout the northern parts of the northern hemisphere.