CATALOGUE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BIRDS. 



Order PYGOPODES. Diving Birds. 



Family PODICIPEDID^. Gkebes. 



^CHMOPHORUS CouEs. 



1. Western Grebe, 



J^dinurpliorus occulentalis (Lawr.). 



A common winter resident along the coast of Vancouvei- Island and Main- 

 land. Mr. Brooks says a few remain all winter at Okanagan Lake. 



COLYMBUS LiNN.Eus. 



2. American Red-necked Grebe. "HolboeU's Grebe." 



Colymbus holbmlli (Reinh.). 



A common winter resident along the coast of Vancouver Island and 

 Mainland. Winter resident on Okanagan Lake. (Brooks.) Not common at 

 Metlakatla. [Rev. J. H. Keen.) Breeds on many of the lakes along the 

 Cariboo Road above Clinton. {Fannin.) 



3. Horned Grebe. 



CoJ'i/mbus aurihis (Linn.). 



A common winter resident on the coast, and very conuiion in the straits 

 near Victoria, in April. Brooks reports it at Okanagan Lake all winter. 

 Breeds on the lakes from Okanagan to Dease Lake. (Fcmnin.) Rare at 

 Metlakatla. (Rev. J. II. Keen.) 



4. American Eared Grebe. 



Colymbus nigi-icollis cali/oriiicns (Heekm.). 



Taken at Kamloops, June, 1889. [Spreadhorongli .) Found breeding on 

 lakes at Kamloops ; Catalogue of Canadian Birds. (Macoun.) 



PODILYMBUS Lesson. 



5. Pied-billed Grebe. 



Fodilymbus podiceps (Linn.). 



Common resident on Vancouver Island ; it breeds on lakes close to Vic- 

 toria. Common resident on Island and Mainland ; bi^eeds throughout its 

 range. (Fannin.) 



