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great northern diver
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great northern diver

Species of diver Gavia immer, order Gaviiformes. The head, neck, and upper tail-coverts are glossed with deep purplish green on a black background; there is a short transverse bar on the throat collar or middle of the neck; the upper plumage is black, marked with white spots, and the under plumage white. The total length is 70 cm/28 in.
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Evers of the BioDiversity Research Institute in Gorham, Maine, and his colleagues analyzed mercury concentrations in yellow perch and common loons in the northern United States and southern Canada.
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