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THE EARED GREBE. 



Tn k sub family of the Grebes is represented in Europe by several well-known species. All 

 these birds may he readily distinguished by the peculiar form of the foot, in which each toe is 

 furnished with a flattened web, the whole foot looking something like a horse-chestnut leaf 

 with three lobes. 



Tiik Great Crested Grebe is the largest of these birds, and is found throughout the 

 year in several parts of Europe, preferring the lakes and the fenny districts. Like the divers, 

 the Grebes are very bad walkers, but wonderfully active in the water, and tolerably good hyers. 



GREAT CHESTED GEEBE.— Podiceps cristatus. 



The Eared Grebe is the rarest of the European species, and derives its name from a 

 tuft of rich golden feathers which arise behind the eye of the adult bird. 



The Eared Grebe {Dytes liigricollis californicus) is found on the Pacific coast. Another 

 called Western Grebe, one of the largest, is also confined to the Pacific coast. Its length 

 is about thirty inches, and extent of wing thirty-four inches. The Crested Grebe is common 

 throughout North America. Its length is about thirty-four inches. The Red-necked is one of 

 the handsomest of the tribe; its beautiful muffled head, and rich umber coloring, render it 

 verj striking. Clarke's Grebe is much like the Western in size and coloration. The Horned, 

 St. Domingo, and Thick-billed Grebes are well-known American species. The latter are much 

 smaller than the others, varying from nine to fourteen inches in length. 



