3. Colymbus auritus 
HORNED GREBE. $13.50 inches 
Adult. In spring. Above, top of head black, with tufts of yel- 
lowish brown feathers standing out from each side like horns; 
back blackish; wing-patch white. Below, throat reddish brown ; 
breast white. In winter and Immature. Above, head and back 
blackish, no tufts on head; wing-patch white. Below, throat and 
cheeks silvery white; neck dusky; breast white. When migrating 
in the spring and fall it is found on inland rivers and ponds and the 
open sea. | 
Breeds. A few in northern Maine. A common winter visitor 
along the coast from October to May. 
