GAME-BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA 



" They swim rather deep, the tail flush with the water, 

 " I found a nest on April 3rd, 1910. It was in a clump of 

 rushes in about 3 feet of water, and was made chiefly of 

 rushes ; it had a rather deep cup, without any down, and 

 contained seven eggs of a warm, rufous colour. In measure- 

 ments they agreed with those in the South African Museum, 

 i.e. 2.7 by 1.6 in. The female dived like a Grebe on leaving 

 the nest." 



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