THE GREAT-CRESTED GREBE 
each feather with a pale brown margin ; the lesser wing- 
coverts form a white band along the carpal region; the 
secondaries and the under parts generally are white, 
shading into brown on the flanks, which are further 
mottled with chestnut ; the forehead, crown, hind neck, 
and crest of two “‘ horns” dark brown; the lores and 
throat are white, shading into the chestnut of the bushy 
nuptial tippet, which is margined with black. Bill red ; 
tarsi and lobed toes olive-green ; irides crimson. Length 
20 inches. ‘The female has the tippet and “ horns” 
less developed. After the autumn moult these orna- 
ments are lost by both sexes. ‘The young in first plumage 
closely resemble this winter dress of the adult. ‘The 
young in down have the head, neck, and under parts 
white, the rest of the upper parts brown ; there are black 
stripes on the upper parts, and the breast and the cheeks 
are grey. ‘There are also two black stripes across the 
bill. 
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