COLYMBIN^. PODICEPS* 
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Podiceps oristatus, Bonap. Syn. p. 417, 
Podiceps cristatus, Crested Grebe, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer, v, ij. p. 410, 
Crested Grebe or Gannet, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 250. 
Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, Aud, Orn. Biog. v, iii, p, 598, ^ 
488. 2. Podiceps rubicollis. Lath. Red-necked Grebe. 
Plate CCXCVIII. Adult Male, and Young in winter. 
Male with the bill about the length of the head^ rather slender^ 
brownish-black, yellow at the base ; tarsi and toes greenish-black ex- 
ternally, yellow on the inner side ; two tufts of elongated feathers be- 
hind the eye ; feathers on the hind part of the cheeks also elongated ; 
upper part of head greyish-black, lower part ash-grey, with a white 
line from the base of the lower mandible to beyond the eye ; hind part 
of neck, and upper parts generally, greyish-black, the feathers edged 
with paler ; edges of wings and outer seci^daries white ; fore part and 
sides of neck rich brownish-red; breast and sides silvery- white, faintly 
marked with grey. Young, in winter, with the bill bright yellow, its 
ridge dusky ; feet as in the adult ; upper part of head blackish-grey ; 
hind neck and upper parts of the same colour, darker towards the end ; 
edge of wing and outer secondaries greyish- white, the latter grey to- 
wards the end ; lower parts greyish- white. 
Male, 18 1, 32. 
During winter, not uncommon from New York to Maine. Breeds 
in the Fur Countries, Accidental in the interior. 
Podiceps rubricollis, Bonap. Syn. p. 417. 
Podiceps rubricollis, Red-necked Grebe, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. v.ii. 
p. 411. 
Red-necked Grebe, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 253. 
Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps rubricollis, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iii. p. 617 ; v. v. p. 620. 
489. 3. Podiceps cornutus, Linn. Horned Grebe. 
Plate CCLIX. Male and Female. 
Male with the bill shorter than the head, rather slender, bluish- 
black, its tip yellow ; feet dusky externally, dull yellow internally ; a 
tuft of feathers on each side behind the eyes, a larger tuft on each side 
of the upper part of the neck ; forehead greyish-brown ; upper part of 
head bluish-black, as are the sides, fore neck anteriorly, and the ruff- 
feathers ; a broad band over the eyes, and the elongated tufts behind 
them yellowish-brown ; fore neck brownish-red ; lower parts white, 
the sides reddish-brown, abdomen dull grey ; upper parts brownish- 
black, the feathers edged with greyish, the middle secondary quills 
white. Young, in winter, with the feathers of the hind head a little 
elongated, but no tufts or ruff ; bill bluish -grey, as are the feet; upper 
part of head and hind neck greyish-black, as are the upper parts in 
general, the feathers of the back edged with light grey; throat, sides 
of head| a broad patch on each side of the neck, nearly meeting be- 
