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EARED GREBE. 



EARED DABCHICK. 



PLATE ecu, FIG. III. 



Podiceps auritus, . . . Latham. 



Colymhus auritus, . . . LiNNiEUS. 



The bird before us builds its nest of and among 

 reeds and rushes, and places it by the edge of a pond 

 or pool. 



The eggs are of a pure white colour, sometimes with 

 and sometimes without a tinge of blue; the surface is 

 rough. They are of a regular oval shape, widest in 

 the middle, and tapering towards each end. Their 

 number, three or four, or, Selby saj-s, four or five. 



Incubation is said by Meyer to last three weeks. 



