GREBES. 9 



The cheeks and sides of head below the eyes 

 are decidedly gray, but there is a lighter spot 

 on either side of the back part of the head, 

 yet this cannot be seen at any great distance. 

 The bird must also be fairly near to see that 

 the bill is partly yellow and that it is about 

 as long as the head. There is a white patch 

 on the wing that may sometimes be seen 

 when the bird is swimming and always as it 

 rises upright on the water to flap its wings, 

 or flies, see fig. 1. In spring the neck shows 

 some reddish. Not uncommon on salt water 

 and occasionally on fresh, either singly or in 

 small companies, from Oct. 15 to May 15 

 from Me. to N. J. Breeds in the Arctic. 



2. HORNED GREBE. 



Much smaller than the Holboell, 12 to 

 15. Carries the head low and even when 

 alarmed does not straighten the neck wholly, 

 fig. 3. Is much more silvery white on breast, 

 neck in front, and on entire cheeks below eye, 

 extending so far on back of head as to nearly 

 form a collar there. The bill is shorter than 



