white-winged divers

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1976
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76717

white a They were ducks I never remember seeing before but the lads call them white-winged divers. They have a white feather in each wing, a rusty brown back and a white ring around the base of the bill, the latter is very small and flat towards the tip. Altogether a pretty little duck. DNE-cit GMS Feb 76 Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I white hawk; ~ bird; ~ cap; ~ game; ~ hawk; ~ jay; ~ministe; ~ partridge; ~-tail eagle; ~-throated loo; ~-winged diver; ~ winter gull; white daisy; ~ flower; ~ lily; ~ maple; ~ moss; ~ musk;, ~ snow-drops; ~ spruce; ~ top; ~ wood; white bear; white boy;