. The water birds of North America . roat in C. eristatus. 2 Colymbus cristatus. The Crested Grebe. Colymbus eristatus, Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 135 ; ed. 12, 1. 1766, 222. Putiaps eristatus, Lath. Ind. Orn. II. 1790, 780. — Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 410.— NUTT. Man. II. 1834, 250. — Aud. Orn. Biog. III. 1835, 598, pi. 292 ; Synop. 1839, 356 ; B. Am. VII. 1S44, 308, pi. 479.— Lawk, in Bands B. N. Am. 1858, 893. — Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1S59, no. 703. — Coues, Key, 1872, 336 ; Check List, 1873, no. 609 ; Birds N. W. 1874, urinatoi; Linn. S. X. ed. 12, I. 1766,
. The water birds of North America . roat in C. eristatus. 2 Colymbus cristatus. The Crested Grebe. Colymbus eristatus, Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 135 ; ed. 12, 1. 1766, 222. Putiaps eristatus, Lath. Ind. Orn. II. 1790, 780. — Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 410.— NUTT. Man. II. 1834, 250. — Aud. Orn. Biog. III. 1835, 598, pi. 292 ; Synop. 1839, 356 ; B. Am. VII. 1S44, 308, pi. 479.— Lawk, in Bands B. N. Am. 1858, 893. — Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1S59, no. 703. — Coues, Key, 1872, 336 ; Check List, 1873, no. 609 ; Birds N. W. 1874, urinatoi; Linn. S. X. ed. 12, I. 1766, australis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1844, Hectori, Buller, Essay on New Zealand Orn. 1865, 19. Hab. Northern part of the Patearctic Region ; also, New Zealand and Australia. No valid NorthAmerican record! Sp. Char. Adult, breeding-plumage: Pileum, including an elongated tuft on each side of the occiput,and outer margin (broadly) of tin frill, black ; lues, post ocular region, malar region, chin, and upper part of. C. grisegena. — THE GREBES — COLYMBUS. 427 of bill through base, . (.51); tarsus, (); outer toe, ().Breeding-plumage: Throat and chin butty white, passing posteriorly into rich ferruginouson the prominent auricular frill, which is tipped with black; pileum and elongatedtuft on each side of occiput, black. Hah. Pala;arctic Region. the throat, butfy white, succeeded posteriorly by ferruginous, on the basal portion of the frill. Upper partsdark brownish gray, sometimes nearly or quite black ; secondaries, anterior border of the wing, and innertertials, entirely white ; lower parts white, the sides and flanks grayish brown, tinged with ferruginous. Bill blackish brown, tinged with carmine [in the female dusky green ] ; bare loral space dusky green,as is the edge of the eyelids ; iris bright carmine ; feet greenish block, the webs grayish blue (Audubon).Winter plumage: .Similar to the summer dress, except th
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