. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. HORNED GREBE. 3. Colymhus aurittts. 14 Inches. As is usual with grebes, summer brings a remark- able change in the dress of these birds. The black, putFy head is adorned with a pair of buffy white ear tufts and the foreneck is a rich chestnut color. In winter, they are plain gray and white but the sec- ondaries are always largely white, as they are in the two preceding and the following species. The grebe diet consists almost wholly of small fish; they are very expert at pursuing and catching these under wa- ter. One that I kep
. Bird guide [microform]. Waterfowl; Birds; Gibier d'eau; Oiseaux. HORNED GREBE. 3. Colymhus aurittts. 14 Inches. As is usual with grebes, summer brings a remark- able change in the dress of these birds. The black, putFy head is adorned with a pair of buffy white ear tufts and the foreneck is a rich chestnut color. In winter, they are plain gray and white but the sec- ondaries are always largely white, as they are in the two preceding and the following species. The grebe diet consists almost wholly of small fish; they are very expert at pursuing and catching these under wa- ter. One that I kept in captivity in a large tank, for a few weeks, would never miss catching the shiners, upon which he was fed, at the first lightning-like dart of his slender neck. They also eat quantities of shell fish, and I doubt If they will refuse any kind of flesh, for they always have a keen appetite. Nest.—A slovenly built pile of vegetation floating in the "sloughs" of western prairies. The 3 to 7 eggs are usually stained brownish yellow x ). Range.—Breeds from Northern Illinois and So. Da- kota northward; winters from northern U. S, to the Oulf of 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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