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CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 5 
near the east point, and discovered a nest with two fresh eggs 
on June 22nd. This nest exactly resembled the one I found on 
Escott Pond. It was constructed in an exposed position amongst 
a few rushes, scarcely concealed at all, and the decayed vegetable 
matter of which it was made was completely soaked with water. 
The birds are readily identified, but most of the eggs present no 
obvious difference from those of the Pied-billed Grebe ; a few of 
them, however, are Jonger and a trifle larger. (Rev. C./. Young.) 
Breeds in the St. Clair marshes, and in smaller numbers in marshes 
at Point Pelee, Lake Erie. (W. Saunders.) 
On June 15th a few nests were seen in a marsh near Crane 
Lake, Assa. This species, so far as I know, does not breed in 
colonies. The nests at Crane Lake were placed on small mounds 
of mud on reeds floating on the water, and the three taken con- 
tained four, five and eight eggs respectively. 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
We have six skins representing this species, three of which 
were obtained at Toronto, Ont., and three taken at Indian Head, 
Assa., in May, 1892, by Spreadborough. Our eggs consist of two 
sets taken by Spreadborough at Crane Lake, Assa. One set of 
eight was taken June 15th and another of nine June 12th, 1804. 
4, American Eared Grebe. 
Colymbus nigricollis californicus (HEERM.) Ripew. 1885. 
A specimen in the flesh sent to Dr. Yarmir of Lucknow, Bruce 
Co., Ont., from Colpoy Bay, Lake Huron. (Mc/ilwraith.) 
A common summer resident in Manitoba, breeding in great 
numbers in many of the lakes and ponds. They make their nests 
on rushes, composed of the same material. We found as many 
as Six eggs in some nests, but in the greater number of nests only 
four. (Zhompson.) This bird is found in all parts of the prairie 
region where there is suitable water and cover; it occurs as far 
north as Great Slave Lake, (Ross) and is found all through 
the southern part of British Columbia. Unlike the Horned Grebe 
it breeds in colonies or groups of a dozen or more nests, and the 
writer has often looked down on them in the small lakes of the 
interior as they sat on their nests with the water all around them. 
In nearly all cases the eggs were partly covered by water. 
