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year after year, both assisting in the work of nidification. 

 The young swim about as soon as hatched. 



RED-NECKED GREBE. 



PLATE CCI. FIGURE II. 



Podiceps rubricollis, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



rriHE 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 Red-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. 



