Science Fair Project Encyclopedia For other meanings of diver,
also see diving. In the Authorized Version of the Bible,
"divers" often means "diverse, various". For a place in the Nord
département, see Loon-Plage Loon is also a US singer/rapper. The
loon (N.Am.) or diver (UK) is a type of aquatic bird found in
many parts of North America and northern Europe. A loon is the
size of a large duck, to which it is unrelated; its plumage is
largely grey or black, and it has a spear-shaped bill. The loons
compose a genus (Gavia), family (Gaviidae), and order
(Gaviiformes) all their own. These were previously considered
the most ancient of the northern hemisphere bird families, but
it has recently become clear that the Anseriformes (ducks, geese
and swans) and the Galliformes (the pheasants and their allies)
are older groups. The European name diver comes from the bird's
habit of catching fish by swimming calmly along the surface and
then abruptly plunging into the water; the North American name
loon comes from the bi