Kauri (Kaur)
Loon. One of the mysteries of modern-day life: I, British-born, never heard any name but ‘loon’, although it seems to be the American name, while Europeans say ‘diver’... Four species breeding in Estonia: järvekaur, black-throated diver or arctic loon, Gavia arctica; jääkaur, great northern diver or common loon, G. immer; punakurk-kaur, red-throated diver or loon (Eur. or US name), G. stellata; and tundrakaur, white- or yellow-billed diver (bill color debated, more likely yellow here), G. adamsii. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Kiuru.
