CATALOGUE OF BIRDS. 



1. Colymbus holbc3ellii. Red-necked Grebe. — A not un- 

 common winter resident on the sea coast and larger rivers of 

 eastern Virginia, such as the Potomac, more frequent in the mi- 

 grations. A specimen has been shot on Buckhannon River, 

 West Virginia, by Dr. J. R. Mathers, and a few are said to be 

 occasionally found on the Ohio and Great Kanawha Rivers. This 

 and the following species are usually known as Water Witches, 

 from their skill in diving. 



2. Colymbus auritus. Horned Grebe. — A winter resi- 

 dent more common in the migrations, resembling the preceding 

 species in its habits. Abundant near Cobb's Island. Reported 

 by Drs. Coues and Prentiss as common on the Potomac. Said 

 to be more frequently met with along the larger streams of West 

 Virginia than the preceding species. Audubon found it very 

 common during autumn on the Ohio. 



3. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-bili. Grebe ; Didap- 

 PER. — This species is the commonest of the Grebes and is found 

 in winter and during the migrations, not only on large bodies of 

 water like the Potomac but also on the mill ponds and small 

 rivers of the interior of the Virginias. Some may breed in 

 certain localities, but such fact has not yet been reported. 



4. Urinator imber. Great Northern Diver ; Loon. — 

 Rather common in winter on the sea coast ; occasionally seen in 

 winter on the Potomac near Washington, according to Drs. 

 Coues and Prentiss. Dr. Wheaton (Report on the Birds of Ohio, 

 p. 5^3) f^ii'itl it common on the Ohio, and it is soinetimes met 

 with on various tributaries of that river in West Virginia. 



5. Urinator lumme. Red-throated Diver ; Loon. — Not 

 common winter resident of the Coast region ; i-esembles the pre- 

 ceding species in its habits. It is found occasionally near Cobb's 

 Island. A young male of this species was sent me in February, 

 1SS5, by Mr. J. M. F. Williams of Cobham, Albemarle County, 

 where it had been shot on a small creek. A specimen was caught 

 in a gill-net on the Potomac a few miles below Washington in 



