202 PODICIPID.E. 



p. 211; Yarr. ed. 2, iii. p. 434; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 437; 

 Gould, v. pi. 44; Harting, p. 69; Dresser, viii. p. 615. 

 The Black-throated Diver, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 328. 



Arcticus = dpKTiKos, arctic, northern ; from *Ap/eros = the constellation of 

 the Bear. 



Breeds on many lochs in the north of Scotland, and occurs 

 as a somewhat rare straggler on the British coasts. It in- 

 habits the northern parts of the Palsearctic and Nearctic 

 Regions. 



Colymbus septentrionalis. RED-THBOATED DIVEE. 



Colymbus septentrionalis, Linnaeus, S. N. i. p. 220 



(1766). 



Eudytes septentrionalis, Naum. xii. p. 434. 



Colymbus septentrionalis, Macg. v. p. 301 ; Hewitson, 

 p. 453 ; Gray, p, 212 ; Yarr. ed. 2, iii. p. 441 ; id. ed. 3, 

 iii. p. 444; Gould, v. pi. 45; Harting, p. 69; Dresser, 

 viii. p. 621. 



The Red-throated Diver, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 335. 



Septentrionalis = of the north ; from Septentrwnes = the seven plough-oxen, 

 the Great Bear, and, by transference, the north. 



Breeds on the lochs in the northern portions of Scotland 

 and its islands, and frequents the coasts of the British 

 Islands throughout the greater part of the year. It inhabits 

 the Palsearctic and Nearctic Region^. 



Family TODIdfflLE. 



Genus PODICEPS, Latham, Gen. Syn. Suppl. i. p. 294 



- (1787). 



Podiceps, an ill-formed word from podex, genitive podms, the fundament, and 

 pes = foot ; as if for podici-pes. 



Podiceps cristatus, GEE AT CRESTED GREBE. 

 Colymbus cristatus, Linnceus, S.N. i. p. 222 (1766). 



Colymbus cristatus, Naum. ix. p. 686; Gray, p. 214. 

 Podiceps cristatus, Macg. v. p. 250; Hewitson, p. 441; 



