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 eggs of a pale bluish white, without 

 any streaks or spots. 



GREBE, EARED. 



PODICEPS AUBITUS, Lath. 



The Eared Grebe is abundant in the northern 

 parts of Europe and America, and is met with also in 

 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 inr 

 land lakes and marshy swamps to the sea-coast. 

 It makes a floating nest, and lays four or five white 

 eggs. 



GREBE, GREAT CRESTED. 



PODICEPS CEISTATUS, Lath. 



The Great Crested Grebe, the largest of its 

 species, is met with in America, and on the various 

 lakes of Northern Europe as far as Iceland, and 

 southward to the Mediterranean. It is common in 

 the fens and lakes in various parts of Great Bri- 



