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than the rest, for +f che gun speaks be can always dive. 4 
Fingal tnd exstonarily prepares for diving by fist giving a ite w 
ward spring aod then turning suddenly with the body almost clear of the wa 
to sboc dowe head foremost. It is, however, quite as able as others of the 
family fo flash om of sight without the sprmg-board motion, or else to fade 
away after the manner of the polite Frenchman, Once, upon a piece of inland 
vanithed, I know not how, only to instantly, unscathed and smiling, 
to paddle a little nearer. 
Like ts cousin, the Western Griabe, Holboell’s is abundant upon Puget 
Sound in winter, but it is © nly found upon the larger lakes, ; 
while 
mind 
weatller permitting. It is ev re alent during migrations, and 
nwt gearly so gregarious as | r species, birds aré often of a 
regarding the desirability of Qrtajn Mretches of water, Thus, on the toth 
of April, 1906, | encountered flock of over a thousand Ds 
Compared with the ; Angspapies these birds aye shorter and stouter 
as to bill and neck, and they dg 
boasting the carmine eye, TE 
front, and it usually retains & 
distinetion. 5 
The nesting range of the Ibiielf Fee Eclat. north of Weitbagal , 
I bave found it nesting only in’ ‘Lak& Chelan and in a small hody of water ir 
adjacent thereto, Owing to the furtivg habits of the various sw 
it is often difficult to distinguish notes I have attributed a harshly raucous 
cawack, owwack caowwrrack heard i& June upon the Pend d'Oreille River 
to this species. It is generally similar to the yark of the Horned Grebe but vt 
has several times the volume. 
Like all others of the group, the young of the Holboell Grebe tumble 
out of the shell into the water, and the saturated mass of decayed 
which for a time held the egg, is never known as home, When the brood 
is hatched the young birds clamber upon the mother’s back and have a ride 
quite to théir liking. Nothing more convenient than this floating palate ® 
could be devised; besides being a raft and a diving bell(e), it is pains 
with leather-stuffed cushions for repose, and upon it meals 
frequently, a la Grebe—since it is said the mother can twist her neck aroun 
without difficulty and bestow a’ selected morsel upon whom she will of the 
expectant brood. 
