SCLAVONTAN GREBE. 
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COLYMBID m. 
PLATE CCLXXIV 
SCLAVONIAN GREBE. 
PODICEPS CORNUTUS, 
The Sclavonian Grebe is indigenous in Great Britain, but 
not numerous ; and more frequently occurs on the western 
and south-western coasts than on the eastern, and may be 
considered rare in the northern counties. The geographical 
distribution of this species extends over the north-western 
coast of Europe and the northern provinces of America, 
ranging, on the latter continent, from Canada to Florida. 
In Iceland the present species frequents the most southern 
parts by preference ; in Holland and France the Sclavonian 
Grebe is of rare occurrence. In the northern parts of Italy, 
Tuscany, and in Sclavonia, the present species is found, as 
also on the lakes of Switzerland, the Rhine and the Maine, 
during its migratory wanderings. This species is nowhere 
numerous in Europe, and still less so in its spring plumage. 
The northern migration of the Sclavonian Grebe takes 
place in April and May, and in October and November it 
returns to milder regions in order to avoid the inclement 
winter season ; always performing its migration during the 
night. 
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