GREAT CRESTED GREBE. 
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GREAT CRESTED GREBE. 
PODICEPS CRISTATUS. 
The Great Crested Grebe is indigenous in Great Britain, 
frequenting the Lakes of Wales, the fens of Lincolnshire, 
and many large pieces of water in Norfolk, Shropshire, 
&c., where the reeds and rushes afford them sufficient 
shelter. 
The present species is very generally distributed over 
Europe, but it does not go far towards the north; in 
Asia it is also met with in similar localities, and equally 
so in the milder parts of North America. In Holland 
the Great Crested Grebe is very abundant, on account of 
the nature of the country. 
On the approach of winter, large flocks may be seen 
in central Europe to pass over to the south, and in March 
they return in pairs to their breeding places. Their 
migratory journeys are performed during the night, when 
the weather is still. The appearance of this species in 
