ABRIDGED DESCRIPTION 



OF THE 



BIRDS OF MONTREAL 



SPECIALLY GIVEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTI- 

 FICATION FOR PERSONS NOT FAMILIAR 

 WITH THEIR GENERAL APPEARANCE. 



(Measurement of Length from tip of bill to end of tail feathers. 

 Bill from base of upper mandible to tip.) 



1. Western Grebe 



Length about 28 inches. Bill about 3 inches 

 long. Upper parts slaty-black, darkest on head 

 and neck, inner webs of wing feathers mostly 

 white. Lower parts satiny-white. 



2. Holboell's Grebe. 



Length about 19 inches. Bill about 2 inches 

 long. Upper parts blackish-brown, head and neck 

 black, wing feathers ashy-brown and white. Lower 

 parts satiny-white, neck rufous. 



