. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . and back of the neck, glossy black : throatl)lack : front of the neck, breast, and sides of the body rufouschestnut: rest of under parts white: wings dusky black;secondaries wliite: lores dull chestnut: the two small tuftsof feathers at the sides of the occiput brownish butt. Adult in -Lvintcr and iniinaturc: Head and back gray-ish, under parts white, usually tinged with gray on tJie breastand lower throat: no tufts on sides of the head in winterplumage. Length, : Wing. 5,40 : Tarsus, :
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . and back of the neck, glossy black : throatl)lack : front of the neck, breast, and sides of the body rufouschestnut: rest of under parts white: wings dusky black;secondaries wliite: lores dull chestnut: the two small tuftsof feathers at the sides of the occiput brownish butt. Adult in -Lvintcr and iniinaturc: Head and back gray-ish, under parts white, usually tinged with gray on tJie breastand lower throat: no tufts on sides of the head in winterplumage. Length, : Wing. 5,40 : Tarsus, : bill. .85 to .95. The Horned Grebe is not uncommon on theAtlantic coast durintj^ the migrations, breedingfrom tlie Northern United ^States northward and migrating in winter south toFlorida and the Gulf vStates. The nest is constructed on floating debris : eggs, foiu to sexen. dtdlwhite or yellowish white. Range: ••Northern Hemisphere: breeds from Inited States northward. () 186 KKY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. Genus PODILYMBUS Lesson. PODILYMBUS P0DICEP5 [Linn.).Pied=billed Adu/f in xitiiiincr pluiiiaf^e: Throat black, and a black l)and on the bill: no tufts on sidesof the head in any plumage. Winterpluiitagc: Throat grayisli white, no l)lack band onImII ; sides faintly washed with pale brown. Length, ; Wing, 5 ; Tarsus, ; Bill. .90. Often confounded with the precedino- species in winter dress. Florida in winter : not very common. It occasionally breeds in the State. Ran^e : British Provinces of North America to South America. Nestson floating vegetation or slightly submerged marshes : eggs three to eight,yellowish white or dull white in color. KEY !■() Till: W .\|-|;i< IJIKDS Ol 11).\. 187 Family Looxs, Dn URINATOR Ci yfer.
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