. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . reast into the silvery white belly;sides tinged with rufous. Ad. in winter.—Upper parts blackish brown;throat and under parts whitish ; front and sides of the neck pale rufous. Im.—Upper parts blackish; throat and under parts silvery white; neck andsides grayish. L., 19-00; W., 7-50; Tar., 2-20; B., 1-90. Range.—Breeds in the interior of North America, from northern Minne-sota northward; in winter migrates southward as far as South Carolina andNebraska. Washington, uncommon W. V., Sept. 30 to Mch. or Apl. Long Islandirregular W. V., Oct. to Apl. S
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America . reast into the silvery white belly;sides tinged with rufous. Ad. in winter.—Upper parts blackish brown;throat and under parts whitish ; front and sides of the neck pale rufous. Im.—Upper parts blackish; throat and under parts silvery white; neck andsides grayish. L., 19-00; W., 7-50; Tar., 2-20; B., 1-90. Range.—Breeds in the interior of North America, from northern Minne-sota northward; in winter migrates southward as far as South Carolina andNebraska. Washington, uncommon W. V., Sept. 30 to Mch. or Apl. Long Islandirregular W. V., Oct. to Apl. Sing Sing, rare T. V., Oct. to Dec. Cam-bridge, casual. Nest.^ a mass of water-soaked, decaying vegetation floating among rushesin a slough, generally attached to its surroundings. Eggs., two to five, dullwhite, more or less soiled, 2-25 x 1-35. In common with others of the family, this Grebe is an expertdiver. Often it will sink into the water without any apparent effort,though more generally it jumps forward, throwing the head into the. PlED-BILLED GrEBE AND YOUNG. GREBES. 57 water and the body into the air. It is an expert and rapid swimmeralso, and all its movements on the water are exceedingly pursued, these birds invariably endeavor to escape by diving,though when on the wing they fly rapidly, their necks and feetstretched at full length (Chamberlain). 3* Colymbus a<uritus Linn. Horned Grebe. Ad. in summer.—Top of the head, hind neck, and throat, glossy blackish; lores pale chestnut;stripe, and plumes behind the eye, butfy ochraceous, deeper posteriorly; backand wings blackish; secondaries white; foreneck, upper breast, and sideschestnut; lower breast and belly white. Ad. in winter and Im.—Upper partsgrayish black; under parts silvery white, sometimes washed with grayish outhe throat and breast. L., 13-50; W., 5-40; Tar., 1-75 ; B., 90. Range.—Breeds from northern United States (northern Illinois, St. ClairFlats) northward; winters southward to
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