. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. NORTH AMERICAN GREBES. lakes in the West, projects which have reduced the areas where these birds may find suitable breeding grounds. As grebes are not con- sidered game and are thus protected by Federal law at all seasons, they should maintain their present numbers. Although the meat of the grebe is edible if properly prepared, it is relatively small in quantity and is not of the best quality. The bulk of it is found on the strong thighs and legs, where in adult birds the muscles are quite likely to be tough and strin
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. NORTH AMERICAN GREBES. lakes in the West, projects which have reduced the areas where these birds may find suitable breeding grounds. As grebes are not con- sidered game and are thus protected by Federal law at all seasons, they should maintain their present numbers. Although the meat of the grebe is edible if properly prepared, it is relatively small in quantity and is not of the best quality. The bulk of it is found on the strong thighs and legs, where in adult birds the muscles are quite likely to be tough and stringy. When cooked, the flesh is very dark and at times is unpleasant in taste and odor, so that it does not meet with general favor. WESTERN GREBE. (Aechmophorus occidentalis.) The western grebe, the largest member of its family found in North American waters, ranges in the western portion of the continent,. Fig. 1.—Western grebe. where it breeds from British Columbia and Manitoba south to north- ern California, Utah, and North Dakota. During the winter season a part of these birds remain in the North wherever there is sufficient open water for their needs, but others at this time extend their range as far south as the State of Jalisco in central Mexico. Western grebes are found on the larger rivers and lakes, and in the summer season frequent the great marshy, tule-grown lakes common through- out their breeding range. In winter they often occur on the ocean or on salt-water lagoons and bays. The large body, long slender neck, and elongate, sharp-pointed bill serve to distinguish these grebes from any of the other diving birds found in company with them. (See fig. 1.) To these char acters may be added a dark gray or blackish coloration above and pure, snowy white beneath, with a brilliant red eye, which may be noted upon close Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and ap
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