. . BIRDS HUNTED FOR FOOD OR SPORT. HOLBCELLS GREBE {Colymbus holbcelli).Common or local name: Red-necked Grebe. 41. Winter. Summer. Length. — 18 to 20. jO inches. Adult in Late Spring. — Upper parts dusky; top of head, small crests,nape and back of neck glossy greenish black; chin, throat and sidesof head light ashy; front and sides of neck and sometimes upper breastrich chestnut; wings with a white patch; under parts silvery whitedappled with darker; sides tinged with reddish brown; bill yellowbelow at base, black above and toward
. . BIRDS HUNTED FOR FOOD OR SPORT. HOLBCELLS GREBE {Colymbus holbcelli).Common or local name: Red-necked Grebe. 41. Winter. Summer. Length. — 18 to 20. jO inches. Adult in Late Spring. — Upper parts dusky; top of head, small crests,nape and back of neck glossy greenish black; chin, throat and sidesof head light ashy; front and sides of neck and sometimes upper breastrich chestnut; wings with a white patch; under parts silvery whitedappled with darker; sides tinged with reddish brown; bill yellowbelow at base, black above and toward tip; iris carmine; feet black,yellow inside. Adult in Fall and Winter. — Crests not noticeable; above })lackish brown;front and sides of neck pale reddish brown; throat, sides of head andunder parts whitish; mostly unspotted below. Young. — Similar, but no reddish brown; neck gray; bill largely yellowish;tip dusky. Field Marks. — Largest of the Grebes; may be distinguished from thesmaller Loon by the white wing patch, which shows in flight or whenthe wing is flapped. Notes. — An-explosive kup; exceedingly harsh note, not unlike the voice of anangry crow, but
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