. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD ORDER VI.—PODICIPEDIDIFORMES. F. 24. PODICIPEDIDAE (3), GREBES, 25 sp.—5(2)A., 8(2)0., 6(0)P., 5(1)E., 6(0)Nc, 11(7)N1. 2 29 Black-throated Grebe (Little), Dabchick (e), White- 15 bellied Diver (e), Podiceps novae-hollandiae, Java, , A., N. Cal., =vt. Eur. Little Grebe. Stat. c. lagoons Upper blackish-brown; white patch on wing; under silvery- gray; throat, side-face black (summer), brown (winter); beautiful fur-like plumage; lobed toes; f., sim. Small fish, snails, insects
. An Australian bird book : a pocket book for field use. Birds -- Australia Identification. AN AUSTRALIAN BIRD ORDER VI.—PODICIPEDIDIFORMES. F. 24. PODICIPEDIDAE (3), GREBES, 25 sp.—5(2)A., 8(2)0., 6(0)P., 5(1)E., 6(0)Nc, 11(7)N1. 2 29 Black-throated Grebe (Little), Dabchick (e), White- 15 bellied Diver (e), Podiceps novae-hollandiae, Java, , A., N. Cal., =vt. Eur. Little Grebe. Stat. c. lagoons Upper blackish-brown; white patch on wing; under silvery- gray; throat, side-face black (summer), brown (winter); beautiful fur-like plumage; lobed toes; f., sim. Small fish, snails, insects. about any other division of the animal kingdom. Thus you will, I hope, find that you know far more about the subject than you at first thought. In the next Order, the Sixth, there are three Australian birds. They are called Grebes. Bird names often reflect some habit, , Scratchers, Cooers. So Grebes are often called Divers. But the Divers of the ornithologist are Northern Hemisphere birds, placed in the next family (25). There is a widespread tradition to the effect that Grebes wait for the flash of the cap, and then dive before the bullet can reach them. They are, indeed, remarkably active in the water, but are absurd on land. Their legs are set so far back that it is almost impossible for them to walk. Their toes are not webbed, but are broadly 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 Leach, John Albert, 1870-1929; Horn Scientific Expedition (1894). Melbourne : Whitcombe & Tombs
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