CLASS II. AVES: ORDEli 8. NATATORES. 



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THa nOODED MEKOAXSER. 



THE GOOSANDER. 



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THE SCLAVONIAN GREBE. 



America. It is the Buff-breasted 

 Sheldrake of De Kay, and is 

 sometimes called Saw-Bill and 

 Dun-Diver on our coast. 



^^g THE COLYMBIDiE. 



This family comprises the 

 Grebes and Divers. 



Genus PODICEPS: Podi- 

 ceps. — This includes the Grebes, 

 lively and active swimmers which 

 haunt the sea as well as fresh 

 waters, and are very expert div- 

 ers, whence they are popularly 

 called Dippers in this country. 

 They feed on fishes, frogs, Crus- 

 tacea, and insects. There are 

 several species very widely dis- 

 tributed. 



The Great Crested Grebe, 

 P. cristatus, twenty-one inches 

 long, is found in Europe and 

 North America : in this country 

 it is usually met with in secluded 

 ponds and lakes in the interior. 

 ^? The Red-necked Grebe, P. 

 i^ rubricollis, is sixteen and a half 

 :^2 inches long; found in Europe 

 '0r and North America ; a rare spe- 

 cies, however. 



The SCLAVONIAN or ITORNED 



Grebe, P. cornutus, is fourteen 

 inches long ; common to both 

 Europe and America. In this 

 country it is known by the vari- 

 ous expressive titles of Dipper, 

 Water- Witch, and Hell-Diver. 



The Eared Grebe, P. auritus, 

 is twelve inches long, and is 

 found in Europe and parts of 

 North America. 



The Little Grebe, Dobchick,, 

 or Dabciiick, P. minor, is nine 

 and a half inches long ; common 

 in Europe. 



The Pied Dabchick or Dip- 

 per, P. Carolincnsis, is thirteen' 

 and a half inches long, and is 

 peculiar to North America. 



Genus COLYMBUS : Colym- 

 bus. — This includes several re- 

 markable species, called Divers,, 



