BIRDS or 

 This species raises its young in high latitudes, and in winter 



goes south as far as Pennsylvania, In spring and fall it is seen 

 on most of the waters of Ontario, though it is not as numerous 

 as other two representatives of the famiJj' ; it is a regular 

 visitor at Hamilton Bay, but only remains for a few days, 

 and being somewhat difficult of approach is not often obtained ; 

 during the summer or winter it has not been observed. For 

 many years the young of this species was described as the 

 Crested Grebe, owing to the close resemblance it bears to the 

 British bird of that name, Dr. Brewer was the first to point out 

 the error which is now corrected in all modern works on Ameri- 

 can Ornithology. 



Subgenus DYTES Kaup. 



2 COLYMBUS AURITUS Linn. 3 



Horned Grebe 



Tarsus about equal to the middle toe without its claw ; bill much shorter 

 than the head, little more than half the tarsus, compressed, higher than wide 

 at the nostrils, rather obtuse; crests and ruffs highly developed. Small, length, 

 about 14; extent, 24 ; wing, 6 or less; bill, about ^ ; tarsus, i\. Adult: — 

 Above, dark-brown, the feathers paler edged; below, silvery-white, the sides 

 mixed dusky and reddish ; most of the secondaries white ; fore neck and up- 

 per breast brownish-red ; head glossy black, including the rutt ; a broad band 

 over the eye, to and including occipital crests, brownislyyellow ; bill black, 

 yellow-tipped. The young differ as in other species, but always recognizable 

 by the above measurements and proportions. 



Hab. Northern hemisphere. Breeds from the Northern United States 

 northward. 



Eggs two, whitish shaded with green. 



Generally distributed, breeding in all suitable places throughout 

 the country, notably at St. Clair flats ; little if any attempt is 

 made to build a nest, the eggs being simply deposited 

 close together on a clump of bog which is usually afloat, 

 so that the young when hatched may be said to tumble out of 

 the shell mto the water. Arrives in spring as soon as the ice 

 begins to break up and remains quite late in the fall, individuals 

 being occasionally seen on Lake Ontario during the winter. 



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