. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 014 THE EARED GREBE. The sub-family of the Grebes is represented in Europe by several well-known species. All these birds may be readily distinguished by the peculiar form of the foot, in which each toe is furnished with a flattened web, the whole foot looking something like a horse-chestnut leaf with three lobes. The GrREAT Crested Grebe is the largest of these birds, and is found throughout the year in several parts of Europe, preferring the lakes and the fenny districts. Like the dive
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 014 THE EARED GREBE. The sub-family of the Grebes is represented in Europe by several well-known species. All these birds may be readily distinguished by the peculiar form of the foot, in which each toe is furnished with a flattened web, the whole foot looking something like a horse-chestnut leaf with three lobes. The GrREAT Crested Grebe is the largest of these birds, and is found throughout the year in several parts of Europe, preferring the lakes and the fenny districts. Like the divers, the Grebes are very bad walkers, but wonderfully active in the water, and tolerably good GREAT CRESTED G«ER^.-Podiceps cristalus. The Eared Grebe is the rarest of the European species, and derives its name from a tuft of rich golden feathers which arise behind the eye of the adidt bird. The Eared Grebe (Di/fcs nigricoUis californicvs) is found on the Pacific coast. Another called Western Grebe, one of the largest, is also confined to the Pacific coast. Its length is about thirty inches, and extent of wing thii'ty-four inches. The Crested Grebe is common throughout North America. Its length is about thirty-four inclies. The Red-necked is one of tlie handsomest of the tribe ; its beautiful muffled head, and rich umber coloring, render it very striking. Clarice's Grebe is much like the Western in size and coloration. The Horned, St. Domingo, and Thick-billed Grebes are well-known American species. The latter are much smaller than the others, varying from nine to fourteen inches in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood,
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