138 PODICIPEDID^. 



Genus iECHMOPHORUS, Coues. 



^chmophorns major {Bodd.). 

 (Plate XI. fig. 9.) 



yEchmophonis major, Scl. ^- Hiids. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 202 (1889)^ 

 Holland, Ibis, 1892, p. 213 ; James, New List of Chilian Birds, 

 p. 13 (1892) ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 549 (1898) ; Shar}>e, 

 Hand-l. i. p. 115 (1899). 



The three eggs of the Great Grebe in the Collection measure 

 rcspectivel}' : 2-15 by 1*4; 1-8 by 1-2 ; 1*77 by 1-25. 



2. Central Chile. Berkeley James Coll. 



1. Paraguay. A. K. MacKinnon, Esq. [P.]. 



.ffichmopliorus occidentalis {Lcnvr.). 



-'Echniophorus occidentalis, Baird, Breiver ^- Ridgw. Water Birds 

 N. Am. ii. p. 421 (1884) : Graiit, Cat. Birds B'. M. x.wi. p. 5ol 

 (1898); Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 115 (1899). 



.(Echmophorus occidentalis clarkii, Baird, Breiver 4" Ridgio. torn. cit. 

 p. 423. 



The eggs of the Western Grebe vary from 2-22 to 2-38 in length, 

 and from 1*5 to 1*6 in breadth. 



1. North America {Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Shoal Lake, Canada (D. Gunn : Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Hens haw Coll.). 



1. Shoal Lake, Canada (D. Gunn: Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Henshaw Coll.). 



Genus PODILYMBUS, Less. 



Podilymbus podicipes (Linn.). 



Podilvmbus pcdiceps, Scl. <.^ <SV//ii. Ibis, 1859, p. 234; Baird, Brewer ^• 



Rid(/w. JFater Birds N. Am. ii. p. 440 (1884). 

 I'odilvmbus podicipes, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 553 (1898) ; 



Shar2)e, Hand-l. i. p. 115 (1899). 



The eggs of the Thick-billed Grebe measure from 1*62 to 1*75 in 

 length, and from 1"13 to 1-2 in breadth. 



2. North America. Old Collection. 



.3. Winnibago, Illinois, 5th June Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(J. IV. Tolman: Henshaw Coll.). 

 4. Puenas, Guatemala, 2nd Juno Sahiu-Godmau Coll. 



(O. Salvin). 



