The Birds of Texas 



ORDER Pygopodes. Diving Birds 

 FANILY Podocipidae. Grebes 



1. Colymbus auritus. Homed Grebe. 



Gulf coast in winter (November to the latter part of April). 



2. Colymbus nigricollis californicus. American Eared Grebe. 



Summer resident in the western half of the State. Recorded as 

 breeding in Wise county by Donald and More. Southeastward in 

 winter to the coast. 



3. Colymbus dominicus brachypterus. Least Grebe. 



Lower Rio Grande (Cameron and Hidalgo counties) resident. 

 &. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. 



Resident, breeding from the northern border south to Brownsville. In 

 the coast counties more abundant in winter. 



FANILY Gaviidae. Loons 



5. Gavia imber. Loon: Great Northern Diver. 



Migrates through the eastern half of the State, wintering on the coast. 

 Interior records: San Angelo (Lloyd) and Waco (Strecker). The bulk 

 of the birds return north about the 10th of April. One Waco bird 

 was shot on April 18. In the fall Loons usually pass through Waco 

 about the middle of November. 



ORDER Longipennes. Long-winged Swimmers. 



FANILY Laridae. Gulls and Terns. 



6. Larus argentatus. Herring Gull. 



Winters along the Gulf coast. 



7. Larus californicus. California Gull. 



Singley collected two immature specimens on Galveston Island. 

 Identified by Ridgway. 



