24 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



2. (3.) COLYMBUS AURITUS Linn. 288. 



Horned Grebe. 



Synonyms: Dytes auritus, Podiceps cornutus. 

 Audubon, Orn. Biog., Ill, 1835, 429. 



While this grebe is not common during the migrations 

 it can hardly be called rare in most parts of the state. It 

 is somewhat regular as a migrant, but may be fo^nd during 

 the winter. Companies of a dozen or more individuals in 

 full spring dress are not infrequent on Lake Erie. During 

 the southward migration there is a strong tendency for the 

 birds to occur two at a time on the smaller waters. The 

 report of the breeding of this species in Ottawa county has 

 not been confirmed. 



This grebe is as good a diver as the more familiar Pied- 

 billed, for which it is often mistaken. The slenderness of 

 the bill should always easily distinguish it from that species. 



In the migrations the Horned Grebe reaches Oberlin 

 about the middle of April and remains until about the first 

 of May. It returns early in October and tarries until ice 

 forms on the ponds, and may be found at any time during 

 the winter about open water. 



3. (6.) PODILYMBUS PODICEPS (Linn.). 289. 



Pied-billed Grebe. 



Synonyms: Podiceps carolinensis , Colymbus podiceps. 



Pied-billed Dabchick, Thick-billed Grebe, Dabchick, Dipper, 

 Didipper, Diedapper, Water-witch, Hell-diver, Devil-diver. 



Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 166, 187. 



This is the most familiar grebe in Ohio, known by a di- 

 versity of names to suit the experiences of each individual 

 hunter. However, the modern shot-gun or rifle is too quick 

 for him. To be sure he sometimes succeeds in dodging the 

 lead thrown at him, but far oftener he falls a victim to it, 

 as the breasts which may be seen on hats and in boas too 

 well show. 



This grebe nests sparingly all over the state where con- 

 ditions may be favorable. One could hardly call the species 



