EARED GREBE 



BLACK-NECKED GREBE EARED DABCHICK. 



PLATE CCII. FIGURE III. 



Podiceps auritus, ..... LATHAM. 



Colymbus auritus^ ..... LINNJEUS. 

 Podiceps nigricoltis, ..... BREHM. 



THE Black-necked Grebe builds its nest among reeds 

 and rushes by the edge of a pond or pool. Mr. 

 Seebohm states that no instance has been recorded of its 

 breeding in Great Britain, but there is strong presumptive 

 evidence that it has done so in Norfolk, as Booth had "a 

 full-plumaged adult and a couple of downy mites" brought 

 to him by a marshman some years ago. And Mr. Saunders 

 states that specimens in breeding plumage have been re- 

 peatedly obtained in both Norfolk and Suffolk. 



The eggs are of a pure white colour, sometimes with and 

 sometimes without a tinge of green ; the surface is rough. 

 They are of a regular oval shape, widest in the middle, and 

 tapering towards each end. Their number is usually four, 

 but five have been observed. 



Both parents assist in incubation, which lasts three weeks. 



