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COLYMBID^. 
NATATORES. 
COLYMBIDM, 
PLATE CCLXXIIL 
RED-NECKED GREBE. 
COLYMBUS EUBRICOLLlS. 
The Red-necked Grebe is a winter visitant in Great 
Britain ; by some ornithologists it is supposed to be more 
rare than the great crested grebe, and by others it is said 
to differ in its being here a winter visitant only, Mr. Selby 
assures us, that he has met with it in Northumberland as 
frequently as any other species. We are of opinion that 
the fact of its frequenting salt water by preference, and 
its peculiar habits, which we shall hereafter mention, combine 
to keep the bird from the eyes of the more common observer. 
In the eastern countries of Europe, the Red-necked Grebe is 
frequently met with on the lakes and largest rivers; in 
America it is also well known, and was found by Sir John 
Franklin during his expedition in 1822 upon the Great 
Slave Lake, and M. Temminck lias received specimens from 
Japan. In Holland the Red-necked Grebe is found on the 
lakes, equally so in France, Switzerland, and Italy. 
The locality frequented by the present species is at all 
times the watery element, and its chief occupation is among 
the thickest mud below its surface; its capacity of diving is 
very perfect, as its food is obtained by searching among the 
