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To extreme north Scotland as well as Orkneys, Shetlands and 

 I. Hebrides only rare vagrant, and unrecorded O. Hebrides. In 

 winter general movement to tidal waters and coasts. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Nesting in Europe from lat. 60° north 

 to Mediterranean and north Africa, and probably throughout 

 northern and central Asia to China and Japan. Wintering in 

 Mediterranean and northern Africa. It is said to breed also in 

 Ab3'ssinia and south Africa. Represented by allied races in 

 Australia and Xew Zealand. 



COLYMBUS AURITUS 



337. Colymbus auritus L.— THE SLAVONIAN GREBE. 



CoLYMBUS AURITUS Liiinaeus, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 135 (1758 — Europe 

 and America. Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 

 Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus), Yarrell, iv, p. 128 ; Podicipes auritus 

 (Linnaeus), Saunders, p. 721. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Resident and winter-visitor. A 

 few breed in north mainland Scotland, and some evidence, but no 

 proof, that it has bred elsewhere. Other^Wse regular winter-\^sitor 

 all coasts and occasional inland waters, also has occurred a good 

 many times in summer, chiefly Scotland and Ireland. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Northern part of Northern Hemisphere, 

 south in winter to Mediterranean and Azores, China, and in 

 America to south California, the Gulf Coast, and Florida. 



COLYMBUS GRISEIGENA 



338. Colymbus griseigena griseigena Bodd. — THE RED- 

 NECKED GREBE. 



Colymbus griseigena Boddaert, Tabl. PI. Enl., p. .55 (1783 — Ex Dau- 



benton, PI. Enl. 931. Xo locality stated. We fix as the typical locality : 



France). 



Podiceps griseigena (Boddaert), Yarrell, iv, p. 124 ; Podicipes griseigena 



(Boddaert), Saunders, p. 719. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Winter-visitor. Chiefly east coast 

 Great Britain and sometimes in considerable numbers, occasional 

 south coast England, rare west side Great Britain (not recorded 

 O. Hebrides), fairly frequent Orkneys, only occasional Shetlands, 

 only twelve obtained in Ireland. Very rare inland waters. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Europe and western Asia, ranging south 

 to Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas, and (at least in winter, 



