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round the neck a broad frill of chestnut, edged with black ; 

 cheeks and throat white ; upper plumage dusky brown, with 

 a white bar across the wings ; underparts silvery white, 

 becoming ferruginous brown on the flanks ; legs olive-black ; 

 beak dusky ; irides red. 



In winter the ear-tufts and frill are absent. 



Entire length 21 inches; culmen 1-9; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 72 ; tarsus 2*2. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 388. 



348. PoDiCEPS NiGRicoLLis, Suudcv. Eared Grebe. 



This is probably the bird referred to by Von Heuglin 

 (Syst. Ueb. p. 68) under the name P. auritiis, Briss., which, 

 he states, is to be met with in Lower Egypt during the 

 winter. 



Feathers behind the eye and ear-coverts elongated, and of 

 a light chestnut-colour ; remainder of the head, throat, and 

 upper parts, including the wings, olive-black; secondaries 

 white ; under surface of the body silvery white, shading into 

 chestnut-brown on the sides ; beak black ; legs olive ; irides 

 red. 



Entire length 12 inches; culmen 0'9; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 5 ; tarsus TG. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 391. 



349. PoDiCEPS GRiSEiGENA, Bodd. Red-neckecl Grebe. 

 According to Von IleugUn (Syst. Ueb. p. 68) this species 



