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BED-NECKED GBEBE. 



PLATE CCI. PIG. II. 



Podiceps rulricollis, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



THE nest is made among reeds, flags, and rushes, on the borders 

 of fresh-water lakes and ponds, and is composed of the said materials. 

 It is placed upon the water, and attached to the growing vegetation. 



The eggs of the Eed-necked Grebe are either white, or white with 

 a slight tinge of blue or green, clouded, Selby says, with deep brown. 

 They are four or five in number. 



Several pairs of these birds breed in the same locality. 



The male and female both assist in the construction of the nest, 

 and shew much affection for their charge. The young take to the 

 water as soon as they are hatched. 



