. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. PODICIPEDID^. 717. THE GREAT CRESTED GREBE. PoDfciPES CRISTATUS (Linnasus). The Great Crested Grebe is more or less resident in England and Wales on extensive sheets of water partially overgrown with reeds; such as the 'broads' of Norfolk, the meres of Yorkshire, Shrop- shire, Cheshire and Lancashire, Llangorse Lake in Breconshire, the reservoirs of Notts, Leicestershire, Northants, Bedfordshire, and Tring in Hertfordshire, Virginia Water in Surrey, and many similar localities; in fact, its increase during the last decade has been remarkable. In
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. PODICIPEDID^. 717. THE GREAT CRESTED GREBE. PoDfciPES CRISTATUS (Linnasus). The Great Crested Grebe is more or less resident in England and Wales on extensive sheets of water partially overgrown with reeds; such as the 'broads' of Norfolk, the meres of Yorkshire, Shrop- shire, Cheshire and Lancashire, Llangorse Lake in Breconshire, the reservoirs of Notts, Leicestershire, Northants, Bedfordshire, and Tring in Hertfordshire, Virginia Water in Surrey, and many similar localities; in fact, its increase during the last decade has been remarkable. In Scotland, it is now known to breed on at least eight lochs, as far north as Perthshire and probably Aberdeenshire; while it has occurred in the Orkneys, though there are few saJ:isfactory records from the Hebrides. In Ireland it nests on many of the fresh waters, especially in the district round Lough Neagh ; while in winter it may be met with on many parts of the British coasts. In Norfolk it is generally called a " Loon," in Lincolnshire it was formerly known as a "Gaunt,"and in the north-east of Ireland its name is "Mulrooken.'' This species is only a straggler to the Faeroes, and an accidental visitor to Norway; but it breeds in Southern Sweden, Denmark, and on both sides of the Baltic; becoming exceedingly abundant in some parts of Russia, Poland, Germany and Hungary. Southward it nests in suitable localities down to the Mediterranean, as well as in North Africa, Palestine, Northern India, Central Asia and China, visiting South Japan; while it is also resident in South Africa, some parts of Australia, and in New Zealand. There is no authenticated record for any part of America (Ridgway).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurne
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