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SYNOPSIS 0F BIRD FAMILIES.

Family Pygopodel: Grebel. Page 277. 2 Species.

Very dexterous diving birds of lakes and rivers, as well as of salt water, variously crested in the breeding-season; their bodies are held upright by the posterior position of the legs; they are practically tailless, and, though smaller, bear a close resemblance to the Looms.

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