10 GKEBES. 



the head, see fig. 4, and darker than that of 

 the Holboell; the bird must be near, howev- 

 er, in order to see this, yet I have known 

 this species to be so tame that even the red 



Fig. 3. Fig 4. 



Homed Grebe. 1-14 Bill of Horned Grebe. 



eye could be seen. There is a white patch 

 on the wing much as in the larger species. 



In diving the Horned Grebe quite often 

 springs out of water. It occurs in large num- 

 bers on salt water along the coast, and in bays 

 and estuaries, seldom singly, usually in small 

 companies, but not infrequently in flocks of 

 twenty or more, and is sometimes seen on 

 fresh water. It is by far our most common 

 species, being quite abundant during the fall 



