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... bird was never seen again, dead or alive. There was a mystery about it , and when some one older and wiser than he told him it was a water witch or hell diver, the mystery was only half solved. Where did it go? How could it stay[…] Fortunately for the dabchick, […]
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[…] I knew that another pair of Grebes had chosen this secluded pond for their home. Careful search revealed only a deserted or incompleted nest, and I continued until I came to a weedy stretch. Examining it with binoculars, before entering, as it was quite open, I espied another of these elusive water-witches upon its nest.
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The grebes and loons are not edible, […] nevertheless, the bird is often hunted, although the sportsman finds it a wary victim, for there is no bird in the world more difficult to shoot than a "water-witch." One instant it will be swimming[…] It is amazing how long a grebe can remain submerged.
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The Hell Diver seen was probably the Pied Bill Grebe, […] it surely is a water witch and has disappeared.
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