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very rare, (Nash). Penobscot; one shot at East Orrington, (Hardy). 

 Piscataquis; rare, (Homer). Sagadahoc; common December to April, 

 f Spinney). Waldo; several seen and one shot near Islesboro, (Howe, J. M. 

 0. S. 1900, p. 26). Washington; common, a few breed, (Boardman). York; 

 (Butters). 



Of rather general occurrence along the coast in spring and 

 fall, also occasional in winter, while in the interior the species 

 occurs rarely in spring and fall. It is usually to be found in 

 the State from September to late April, and is only known to 

 have been found breeding within our limits in Washington 

 County where of course it remained through the summer. 

 There are no recent records of it breeding here. The nesting 

 habits are in general not different from those of the other 

 Grebes. A nest found near the Pine Ridge Indian Reserva- 

 tion, South Dakota, June 25, 1895, was floating on the water 

 in an open place amidst a tangle of floating vegetation. This 

 nest was made of wet green moss (presumably water vegetation 

 of a mossy character) and the eggs were stated to have been 

 covered with this same material. The diameter of the nest 

 was six inches and the depth outside four inches, it being 

 nearly flat on top. The six eggs are a dirty cream buff color 

 owing to their being dyed by the nest material, but if cleaned 

 thoroughly they would be bluish white. They measure 

 1.72x1.19, 1.67x1.21, 1.73x1.25, 1.70x1.20, 1.69x1.15, 

 1.63x1.20 inches. While the usual number of eggs laid is 

 five or six, it varies exceptionally from two to seven. The food, 

 habits, actions, etc.^ do not vary greatly from those described 

 under the preceding species. 



Genus PODILYMBUS Lesson. 



6. Podilymbiis podkeps (\Ann.^. Pied-billed Grebe; Devil- 

 diver; Hell-diver; Water-witch; Diedapper; Dabchick; 

 Thick-billed Grebe; Carolina Grebe; Frog-in-Throat. 



Plumage in summer adults: throat and upper parts brownish black to 

 black ; breast, sides, front and sides of neck dusky washed ; belly, white ; 

 bill white or whitish with a black band across the middle. Adult winter 



