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THE EARED GREBE. 
The sub family of the Grebes is represented in Europe by several well-known species. All 
these birds may be 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. 
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The 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 flyers. 
GREAT CRESTED GRE ?>E.—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 nigricollis calif ornicus) 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 Ped-necked is one of 
the handsomest of the tribe ; its beautiful muffled head, and rich umber coloring, render it 
very striking. Clarke’s Grebe is much like the Western in size and coloration. The Homed, 
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. 
