IND ROD CT One

Family COLYMBIDA, Leach.

Genus Popicerrs, Lath.

There is no country of any extent wherein Grebes are not to be found; and as their Wing-powers are very

limited, they are mostly stationary.

I have elsewhere remarked how beautifully the European Grebes are represented by those inhabiting Australia
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and the truth of this remark will be rendered at once apparent on reference to the Plates of the following species -—

631. Podiceps Australis, Gould. : : : ; : : d a : : Vol. VIL. Pl. 80,
632. Podiceps gularis, Gould . : : : : : Vol. VIL Pl. 81.
Podiceps Dominicus, var. Lath., Gen. Hist. vol. x. p. 32.

633. Podiceps poliocephalus, Jard. & Selb. . : ; : : : : ‘ : ‘ Vol. VII. Pl. 89,

Family SPHENISCIDA, Gould.

Of this southern group of birds three or four species have been known to visit the shores of Van Diemen’s
Land and the islands in Bass’s Straits, which, in fact, constitute one of the great breeding-places of some of the

members of this family.

Genus Eupyrres, ell.

634. Eudyptes chrysocome . : : = : : ’ : Wolk \JU1, Tl, 8,

Genus SpuHeniscus, Briss.

635. Spheniscus minor, Temm. . : : : : Wolk \ANi, IL, i,
636. Spheniscus Undina, Gould. é é : : : ; ' Wolk, WIDL, Jel, i,