. A history of British birds . PODICTPEDIDJ:. PoDiCEPS GPJSEiGENA (Boddaeit*).THE RED-NECKED GREBE. Podiceps nihricollis. The Red-necked Grebe is not found in this country sofrequently as the Grebe last described; and it is mostly awinter visitor, young birds of the year being of much morefrequent occurrence than the adults. It is intermediate in sizebetween the Great Crested Grebe, and the Horned or Sclavo-nian Grebe, and differs from the other species found in thiscountry in having a much longer and stronger bill in propor-tion to the bulk of the bird, and the
. A history of British birds . PODICTPEDIDJ:. PoDiCEPS GPJSEiGENA (Boddaeit*).THE RED-NECKED GREBE. Podiceps nihricollis. The Red-necked Grebe is not found in this country sofrequently as the Grebe last described; and it is mostly awinter visitor, young birds of the year being of much morefrequent occurrence than the adults. It is intermediate in sizebetween the Great Crested Grebe, and the Horned or Sclavo-nian Grebe, and differs from the other species found in thiscountry in having a much longer and stronger bill in propor-tion to the bulk of the bird, and the base of the bill is mostlyyellow; it is also considered to be more marine in its the other Grebes it is an expert diver, and very difficultto obtain when at sea, or in other extensive waters where thereis ample space for the exercise of its powers. Its occurrenceon our shores is irregular, and, as a rule, in severe winters ;but Mr. Cordeaux informs the Editor that since he wrotehis Birds of the Humber District, he has found thisspecies more common there in the
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