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readily distinguish it from that species in all its 
stages of plumage. It builds its nest on lofty fir- 
trees in the outskirts of the forest, and lays from 
two to four eges of a pale bluish white, without 
any streaks or spots. 
GRE Bi. EAR ED, 
Popicers aurtrus, Lath. 
The Eared Grebe is abundant in the northern 
parts of Europe and America, and is met with also m 
southern climates. In winter it is found in many 
parts of England, but is not so common in Scot- 
land. Some few occasionally breed in the fens of 
Lincolnshire, &c., but it is not frequently found 
during summer in this country. It prefers in- 
land lakes and marshy swamps to the sea-coast. 
It makes a floating nest, and lays four or five white 
eggs. 
GREBE, GREAT CRESTED. 
Popicers cristarus, Lath. 
The Great Crested Grebe, the largest of iis 
species, is met with im America, and on the various 
lakes of Northern Europe as far as Iceland, and 
- southward to the Mediterranean. Itis common in 
the fens and lakes in various parts of Great Bri- 
