. Birds of North Carolina . ite, .b/.s. in winlir awl Im.—Ipperparts grayish Ijlack; underparts silvery white,sometimes washed with (jrayish on the throat and breast; white of cheeks nearly meeting onhindneck. L., \,i); \V., .).4(); Tar., ; H., .90. Reinart:.-<.—DitTers from /. ixxlirciK. in more pointed l)ill, more white in wing, and in winterhas no brown below. (Chap., liinls of K. .V. .1.) /^n/(/c.—Northern part of Northern Hemisphere; breeds from northern tier of States north-ward; wintiTs from Nlaine to Florida. Range in Xortli Carol inn.—Coastal region in winter, common. Occa
. Birds of North Carolina . ite, .b/.s. in winlir awl Im.—Ipperparts grayish Ijlack; underparts silvery white,sometimes washed with (jrayish on the throat and breast; white of cheeks nearly meeting onhindneck. L., \,i); \V., .).4(); Tar., ; H., .90. Reinart:.-<.—DitTers from /. ixxlirciK. in more pointed l)ill, more white in wing, and in winterhas no brown below. (Chap., liinls of K. .V. .1.) /^n/(/c.—Northern part of Northern Hemisphere; breeds from northern tier of States north-ward; wintiTs from Nlaine to Florida. Range in Xortli Carol inn.—Coastal region in winter, common. Occasionally inland. These interesting l)irds are abundant winter residents in the bays and sounds ofour southern coast. They feed often within a few hundred yards of shore, and,while not associating regularly in flocks, as many as several hundred may some-times lie counted within sight at one time. When not distrulxnl, they readilybecome tame and will ajiproach witliiu a few feet of a boat at anchor or pass be- X oz op. I Descriptive List 19 neath the pier on which one may be standing. This bird is often called WaterWitch. During April and May, Horned Grebes are also found on bodies of freshwater where they have paused for food and rest while journeying to their breedinggrounds. Records of their occurrence inland are: Asheville, 1891 (Cairns);Greensboro, April, 1902, and Mecklenburg County, November 1,1908 (Pearson). Genus Podilymbus (Less.) 3. Podilymbus podiceps {Linn.). Pied-billed Grebe. Description: Ads. in summer.—Upperparts glossy, brownish black; throat black; upper breast,front and sides of neck, and sides of body, washed with brownish and indistinctly mottled withblackish; lower breast and belly white; a black band across bill. Ads. in winter and Im.—Muchlike the above, but throat white and no black band on bill. L., ; W. ; Tar., ;B., .85. (Chap., Birds of E. N. A.)
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