EARED GREBE. 209 



" Bill black, about an inch in length, measured 

 from the forehead ; depressed at the base, and having 

 the tip slightly reflected ; lore blackish red ; crown 

 of the head and short ruff round the neck, shining 

 black; from behind and below the eyes, on each 

 side, a tuft of long, slender, shining, orange-buff 

 feathers, which cover the ears and nearly meet be- 

 hind ; throat, neck, sides of the breast, and upper 

 plumage, deep shining greyish black ; flanks and 

 sides reddish brown mixed with greyish black ; se- 

 condaries white ; under plumage white, with a silky 

 lustre." * In the plumage of winter it closely re- 

 sembles the last but may be distinguished by the 

 turned up form of the bill ; we have thought, when 

 compared together, that the Eared Grebe has an 

 appearance rather more slender and graceful. 



THE LITTLE OR BLACK-CHINNED GREBE, PODI- 

 CEPS MINOR. The Black-chinned and Little Grebe 

 of British Authors (\. adult summer ', 2. winter plu- 

 mage.) This small species is in winter very gene- 

 rally distributed over the British islands, and is by 

 no means uncommon in open lakes, marshes, or 

 rivers ; but its breeding stations are more local, being 

 more general in the south, at the same time extend- 

 ing partially to the north of Scotland, Orkney, and 

 Shetland. Thus, in our own vicinity there are 

 many suitable places, but we are not aware that it 

 incubates, though very common in winter ; whereas 



* Selby. 



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