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lowest waters and the highest lakes, one of the finest being an inhabitant of the celebrated Lake of Titicaca

+) Peru. Grebes are characterized by a peculiarity of structure which enables them to chase the nimble

fishes and other aquatic creatures under water in a different manner from other birds. They construct their
floating nests on the lakes; and the eggs are frequently incubated in the water. Although divided into

many genera, those inhabiting Britain have been retained in the genus Podiceps.

Genus Popiceps.
356. Popiceps CRISTATUS Vol. V. Pl XX
Great Crestep GREBE.

A summer resident, breeding on many of our large lakes and inland waters.

Vol. V. Pl. XXXIX.

357. PopicEPS RUBRICOLLIS : : : é :
RED-NECKED GREBE.

An occasional visitor, not rare on the east coast in the winter season.

: : : : : Vol. VRE xd

358. Popicers AURITUS . : : . :
Hornep Grebe.
A chance visitor to Britain, most common in its immature and winter plumage; inhabits Sweden,

Lapland, and other countries to the northward of our islands.

Vol: V2 El Sxdle

3099. PoDICEPS NIGRICOLLIS . : : : : . ; : : ; :
Earep Grese,

More numerous than the last ; sometimes found on the eastern broads in its finest state of plumage. One

of its native countries is Spain; it is also abundant in Northern Africa, and but seldom, I imagine, found so

far north as the Baltic. Probably unknown to Linneus.

Vol. V. Pl. XLII.

360. Popicers MINOR
Lirrte Grese, or Dascuicr.

A resident, stationary, and universally distributed species.

Family COLYMBIDA.

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Phe Divers, unlike the Grebes, are only found in the northern hemisphere. They frequent the countries
bordering on the arctic circle, and are as abundant in America as in Europe and Asia. In Britain we have

three distinct species.