PODICIPIDA,; GREBES. 
N the water the Grebes look like small ducks. Their plumage is 
smooth and glossy like satin; their heads small and necks long. 
They are marvellous divers and can swim long distances with only 
the bill above water, they will gently sink under the water and 
appear again some distance away. 
2. Colymbus holbellii 
HOLBCELL’S GREBE. 19 inches 
Adult. In spring. Above, head glossy black; back blackish; 
wing-patch white. Below, throat and cheeks grayish; neck red; 
breast white with reddish markings. In winter and Immature. 
Above blackish; wing-patch white. Below, throat and cheeks 
white; breast varying from reddish brown to whitish. Also called 
Red-necked Grebe. The least common of the Grebes. 
Breeds. North of New England. A common spring and fall 
migrant, and along the coast a winter visitor. 
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