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great northern diver
noun
- a large northern bird, Gavia immer, with a black-and-white chequered back and a black head and neck in summer: family Gaviidae (divers)
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Ember-goose (Colymbus septentrionalis), an aquatic bird, known also as the great northern diver and loon.
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They had some rare sport in trying to shoot the great northern diver, called in this country the loon.
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They are excellent swimmers and divers; indeed, in diving, the Great Northern Diver himself is not so quick and alert.
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Another interesting bird, which you may both hear and see on secluded lakes, is the loon or great northern diver.
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The Hebridean name for the great northern diver (Colymbus glacialis).
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