Description
First printed illustration of the Hoary-headed Grebe.
Selby common name Hoary-headed Grebe
Modern common name Hoary-headed Grebe
Selby binomial name or protonym Podiceps poliocephalus
Modern binomial name Poliocephalus poliocephalus
First described 1827 Jardine & Selby
Distribution Australia wide.
Reference Reader’s Digest Book of Birds 2nd ed 1986 Page: p.83, ill.83
From Prideaux John Selby (1788-1867) Illustrations of Ornithology.
