Divers
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of 50 diver (Gaviidae) specimens. These date from about 1870 to 2005.
The collection of divers includes 18 mounted specimens, 18 skins, seven skeletal preparations, a few parts (heads and feet) and several eggs. These specimens represent three species – the black-throated diver (Gavia arctica), the great northern diver (Gavia immer) and the red-throated diver (Gavia stellata). Of the birds with data, 26 are from Scotland, one from Ireland and one from Iowa in the USA. They include specimens collected by Dr Donald Dewar and William Emilius Praeger.
About divers
There are five species of diver, found in North America and northern Europe. In North America divers are known as loons. - Broader term
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