Contributor Avatar
Robert W. Storer
Contributor
BIOGRAPHY

Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Curator of Birds, Museum of Zoology, 1956–85.

Primary Contributions (2)
Slavonian, or horned, grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Grebe, (order Podicipediformes), any member of an order of foot-propelled diving birds containing a single family, Podicipedidae, with about 20 species. They are best known for the striking courtship displays of some species and for the silky plumage of the underparts, which formerly was much used…
READ MORE