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redthroated diver 
a small loon, Gavia stellata, found throughout the north of Canada.
- 1795 (1911) Redthroated Divers . . . are also called Loons in Hudson's Bay; but they are so far inferior to the two former, that they seldom weigh more than three or four pounds.
- 1896 (1898) Red-throated loons and cacawees were the most abundant of the water birds.
- 1956 Two red-throated loons had created a large sloppy nest on its edge some weeks earlier.
- 1795 (1911) Redthroated Divers . . . are also called Loons in Hudson's Bay; but they are so far inferior to the two former, that they seldom weigh more than three or four pounds.