. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . it an expert diver, and rarely takes wing when pursued,usually disappearing bencatii the water with an ease and quickness which haswon for it the sobriquet of Hell Diver. When frightened it often swims underwater with only a small portion of the head and bill Subgenus DYTES Kaup. COLYMBUS AURJTUS Ltnn. Horned Grebe. Water Witch. Adult in summer: Upper parts, including back, wings, topof the head and back of the neck, glossy black; throat, black ;front of the neck, breast, and sides of the bod
. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . it an expert diver, and rarely takes wing when pursued,usually disappearing bencatii the water with an ease and quickness which haswon for it the sobriquet of Hell Diver. When frightened it often swims underwater with only a small portion of the head and bill Subgenus DYTES Kaup. COLYMBUS AURJTUS Ltnn. Horned Grebe. Water Witch. Adult in summer: Upper parts, including back, wings, topof the head and back of the neck, glossy black; throat, black ;front of the neck, breast, and sides of the body, rufous chest-nut; rest of underparts, white; wings, dusky ])lack; secon-daries, white; lores, dull chestnut; the two small tufts offeathers at the sides of the occiput, brownish buft. Adidt in winter and immature: Head and back, grayish;underparts, white, usually tinged with gray on the breast uudlower throat; no tufts on sides of the, head in lointer plumage. Length: ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, .85 to .95. Distribution: Northern Hemisphere, breeding from theUnited States northward (^1. 0. U.), migrating south inwinter to Florida and the Gulf States. Nest and eggs: The nest is a mass of floating grass or ^ * weeds or a mat of grass on a partly submerged marsh; the eggs are four to seven, dull white or yellowish white, or soiled brownish w
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