Identifier: birdsEuropeVGoul (find matches)
Title: The birds of Europe
Year: 1837 (1830s)
Authors: Gould, John, 1804-1881
Subjects: Pictorial works Birds
Publisher: London, Printed by R. and J.E. Taylor, pub. by the author
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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of the genus,ferruginous-brown; a black oval spot below the brown extends from the base of the bill, covers the cheek, andsurrounds the eye,—a marking which seems to have been entirely overlooked by European ornithologists. Theocciput and neck are dusky-white ; the chest light-grey, faintly clouded with obscure bars of a darker colour ;the back, rump and tail deep greyish-brown; the wings, as in the male, are distinguished by a broadband andtwo lines of white ; shoulders, quills, and tertiaries brownish-black ; the under surface of the body white. The young birds, both male and female, during their first winter are alike in plumage, but both want theblack circle round the eye which distinguishes the adult female. Its weight is about twenty-four ounces ; itslength is from fifteen to sixteen inches : its food consists of marine insects, molluscae, small fish, and waterplants. The annexed Plate represents an adult male and female in their winter dress, two thirds of their naturalsize.
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FQ rJ ^ ^ ._ 1 3 ^ x w t* 2 riPi (fl iL • rH f-l E^ cv5 E=) W o . H -r p H Ph ^ ^ A ^ Genus PODICEPS. Gen. Char. Bill lengthened, strong, slightly compressed, straight, and pointed. Nostrilslateral, basal, linear, pierced in the middle of the nasal fosse; space between the corner ofthe bill and the eye naked. Wings short and concave. Tail none. Legs placed at theposterior extremity of the body, the tibice being inclosed within the integuments of theabdomen. Tarsi much compressed. Feet consisting of four toes, three before and onebehind; the front ones much flattened, and each furnished with a broad membrane. Nailslarge, flat, and broad. Plumage soft, downy, and thick, with a silky lustre. GREAT CRESTED GREBE. Podiceps cristatus, Lath.Le Grebe huppe. The Podiceps cristatus is not only the largest of all the European species of its genus, but may be regardedas one of the most typical examples. It is a native of the British Islands as well as of all the temperateportions of continental

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