THE BIRDS OF MAINE. 



Order PYGOPODES. Diving Birds. 

 Suborder PODICIPEDES. Grebes. 

 Family PODICIPID^E. Grebes. 

 Genus COLYMBUS. Linnaeus. 



Subgenus COLYMBUS. 



1. (2).* Colymbus ho\\)ce\\\\ (Rein/i.). Holbcell's Grebe. 

 Occurs along the coast as a winter resident in limited numbers, 

 September to late April. There are no records from the interior 

 counties of the state. It breeds north of our limits. 



County Records. Cumberland, "rather uncommon winter resident 7 ' 

 (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 36) ; Kuox, "migrant" (Norton) ; Sag- 

 adahoc, "not common, few in winter" (Spinney) ; Washington, "com- 

 mon"' (Boardman) ; York, (Butters). 



Submenus BYTES Kaup. 

 2. (3). Colymbus auritus Linn. Horned Grebe. 



Common as a migrant along the coast and to a less extent in the 

 interior ; a few are also found in winter along the coast. It is a 

 rare summer resident in our northeastern counties. 



County Records. Cumberland, "rare" (Mead) ; "rather common in 

 migrations, a few probably winter" (Brown's Cat. Birds of Portland, p. 

 36) ; Hancock, "common migrant" (Dorr) ; Knox, "migrant" (Norton) ; 

 Oxford, "very rare" (Nash) ; Penobscot, "one shot at East Orrington" 

 (Hardy) ; Piscataquis. "rare" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, "common December 

 to April" (Spinney) ; Washington, "common, a few breed" (Boardman) ; 

 York, (Butters). 



* The numbers at the left are the Maine numbers and those in parenthesis are 

 the A. O. U. numbers of the species. 



