. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. DIVING BIRDS—Order Pygopodes. GREBES—Family Podlclpldae. WESTERN GREBE. 1. JBchmophorvs occidentalis. 25 to 29 inches All grebes have lobate-webbed feet, that Is each toe has its individual web being Joined to its fellt w only for a short distance at the base. This is the largest of our grebes, and is frequently known as the "Swan Grebe" because of its extreme- ly long thin neck. In summer the back of the neck Is olack, but in winter It is gray like the back Notes.—Loud, quavering and cackling. Nett.—A floating mass o
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. DIVING BIRDS—Order Pygopodes. GREBES—Family Podlclpldae. WESTERN GREBE. 1. JBchmophorvs occidentalis. 25 to 29 inches All grebes have lobate-webbed feet, that Is each toe has its individual web being Joined to its fellt w only for a short distance at the base. This is the largest of our grebes, and is frequently known as the "Swan Grebe" because of its extreme- ly long thin neck. In summer the back of the neck Is olack, but in winter It is gray like the back Notes.—Loud, quavering and cackling. Nett.—A floating mass of decayed runes, some- times attached to upright stalks. The i; to 5 eggs are pale, bluish white, usually scalned ( x ) They breed In colonies. Range.—Western North America, from the Da- kotas and Manitoba to the Pacific, and north to southern Alaska. Winters in the Pacific coast states and Mexico. 2. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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