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THE DIVING BIIIDS — PYGOPODES. 



The eggs of the Least Grebe arc of a pale chalky greenish white, varying from 

 discolorations, anil are uiisiHjtted. Those in the iSniithsoniau Collection are from 

 Matamoras, Aliizatlan, Cuba, and Jamaica. They vary from 1.25 inches to 1.50 in 

 length, and from .85 to l.UU in breadth.' 



Gknus FODILYMBUS, Lksson. 



Podihjmlms, Lesson*, Traitt-, I. 1831, 595 (tyiic, Podiccps enrol incnsLi, Lath., = Cohjmhua poiUceps, 



Linn.). 

 Si/lbcuci/dus, BoxAP. Saggio, 1832, 114 (siinie typ' ; if. ScL. Ibis, 1874, p. 98). 



Char. Size medium (win*,' .atioiit 4..'>(>-.'').(K) iuciics); bill very stout, tlie len<,'tli of the culmen 

 less than twice the biisitl depth ; bill much shorter than the hcud, the culuieu nmcli curved teriiii- 





P. podiceps, 



iially ; tarsus shorter limn tlie miiMle toe without claw. No tufts in summer plumage, but bill 

 ])arti-colur(Ml, und tliruut ornumente<l by a. bhtck patch. 



PodiljnubuB podiceps. 



THICK-BILLED OEEBE; CABOLIVA OBEBE. 



Ciili/mbii.i jmficrp.i, Linn. .S. X. nl. 10, I. 17.'i8, 130 : <'i\. 12, \. l"<!n, 223 (based on Podirfps minnr 



rait rt> vti rill, ('ATl->nv, Tar. 91. — Cnliiinlnis Huviulili.i eiiroUiifu.iis, ISiuss. Orn. VI. 17<i", 63). 

 PmlHnmbiis iMnli,rp.i, Lawi:. in IViird's 15. N. Am. ISiVS, 898.— lUlun, Cat. N. Am. 15. 18.19, im. 



709.— CoLKs, Kit, 187-., 338: (li.-ck List, 1873, no. CU ; liirds N. W. 1874, 737. — Uiikjw. 



Norn. N. Am. 15. ISSl, no. 73.'!. 

 Podifi/mbim jmliivps, CorKs, 2d dipi-k List, 1S.S2, no. 852. 

 Pwllecpcludivvkianiis, Lath. Ind. Oni. IL 1790, 785. 

 Pudicrps enrol innittiK, L.VTH. 1. c. — .Sw. & I!l( II. V. 15. A. IL 1831, 412. — Nl'TT. Man. II. 1831, 



259. —Am. Orn. Hiog. IlL 1835,359; Synop. 1839, 3."i8 ; II. Am. VII. 1844, 324, pL 483. 

 Pmlihimhns lumitns, IIkkkm. Pi. Ac, Nat. ScL Pliilad. 1854, 179; Pacific U. K. Kcp. X. 1850, 



77, pL 9 (young). 

 Pixiiceps ani arctic 11.1, Lfas. Rev. Zool. 1842, 209. 

 Poililiimhwiantiirclicus, fiisAV, Ilandd. III. 1871, O."), no. 10771. 

 Pixlih/mhtu )MHliccp.i, b. (tutnrcltcua, CnrKs, I5irds N. W. 1874, 737. 

 Pmlicep? brcvir()iitris,On.\Y, lien. IJ. 111. 1839, pL 172. 



• "The eggs of tlio two layings resemble tliose of the P. minor of F.iirope, nnd are in gennml a litll' 

 smnlW. Dimensions: 36 X 25 ; 35.5 X 27.8 ; 36.3 X 27,8 ; 35 X 25 ; 37.3 X 25.7 niillim." (Tacza 

 NUWHKI, Pioc, Zool. 8oc. I.<uud. Ib82, p. 49). 



