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3o8 Woodcraft Manual for Girls or Carrion Crow — ^which is somewhat smaller and wears its coat collar up to its ears instead of low on the neck; also its com- plexion is dusky, not red. Loon {Gavia itntner). The common Loon is known by its size — thirty-two inches long and about four feet across the wings — and its brilliant black and white plumage. It is noted for its skill as a fisher and diver. Its weird rolling call is heard on every big lake in the country. Common Seagull {Larus argentatus). The common Seagull is twenty-four inches long and four feet across. The plumage is Common Seagull white with blue-gray back, when adult; but splashed brown when young, and with black tips to the wings. Its beak is yellow with icd spot <XL the lower mandible. It is found throughout North Ajnerica. Pdican (Pelecanus erythmrhynchos). The white Pelican is known at once by its great size — about five feet Ion:, and eight feet across the wings — by its long beak, its pouch, and its feet fully webbed. Its plumage is white, but the wing tips are black. It b found in the interim <tf America 19 to Qreat Sbive Lake.