. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. Holboell' Length, 24-29; wing, 8 (TJ-SJ); tarsus, 3; culmen, 2-|-3|-. Western North America east to Manitoba, and south to central Mexico. 2. Holboell's Grebe (2. Colymbus holh&llii). —Adult in winter, a common, blackish-brown-backed, whitish-bellied grebe, with some pale brownish- red on the sides of the neck. Young, a blackish-backed, sil- very - bellied grebe, with the neck and sides grayish. Adult in summer, a black- ish-backed, chocolate- brown-sided, whi
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. Holboell' Length, 24-29; wing, 8 (TJ-SJ); tarsus, 3; culmen, 2-|-3|-. Western North America east to Manitoba, and south to central Mexico. 2. Holboell's Grebe (2. Colymbus holh&llii). —Adult in winter, a common, blackish-brown-backed, whitish-bellied grebe, with some pale brownish- red on the sides of the neck. Young, a blackish-backed, sil- very - bellied grebe, with the neck and sides grayish. Adult in summer, a black- ish-backed, chocolate- brown-sided, white- bellied grebe, with the crown, small crest, and back of the neck black. There is a silvery-ash patch on the throat, changing to deep, brownish- red on the front and sides of neck to the breast. On the water this is a very graceful bird, swimming and diving with the greatest ease. When fly- ing, and it flies rapidly, the neck and feet are stretched to their full length. (Red- necked Grebe.) Length, 19 ; wing, 7| 8J) ; tarsus, 2|-; culmen 2|. North America ; breeding from about the northern border of the states northward, and wintering south to about the Gulf, at least casually. 3. Homed Grebe (3. Colymbus aurltus). — Adult in summer, — a very much crested and ruffed grebe, with the top of head, hind neck, and throat black; stripe and plumes behind the eye chestnut, blackening on the sides ; front of neck to breast chestnut; back and wings blackish; belly white, and sides. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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