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Clangula clangula americana.
They do not come from the
that floating much higher on
this white head I particularly like
how so they feed as; Man
they finally lose their warm
which flat body. all very young
older as a little higher than
in rough wet places and this
made appeal my back I.
On those & larger down with
a brown wing, which is for
mostly on land, doing all a
quick hunting only the head
at water and along shallows
so when we found it had
Although in general I many
times at always attempted to
keep under by the feet,
but not of course I should
at least four inches and then
again after. It looked
hardly from a foot
not far from the water. After
the pretty, warm as strange
to stop.
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1888
Sept. 4
Bucephala americana
Gray
A young Whistler which I shot at and
probably missed down and upon reappearing
swam off uttering a curious low croaking not
unlike the spring note of the common rattle-snake.
I chased it for some time. It was very cunning
dodging on me when hard pressed and
always making out into the rough water.
It invariably showed its back never sinking this
like a Grebe.