746 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



Acquired by Mr. Thomas Stephenson ; afterwards in the 

 possession of Mr. J. Braim, and now in the Halifax Museum. 



A female specimen, with eggs in an advanced state, at 

 Scarborough, i6th December 1889 ; in the possession of 

 Mr. Head (Zool. 1890, p. 77). 



One, near York, 23rd October 1890 (Nat. 1891, p. 6). 



One, off Scarborough, 20th January 1892 ; in the Scar- 

 borough Museum (Zool. 1892, p. 144). 



A female example, at Easington, 23rd August 1896 (Cor- 

 deaux, Nat. 1897, p. 14). 



One, found on the beach at Redcar, loth February 1897 ; 

 in my collection. 



An adult female, at Scarborough, I2th January 1901 

 (W. J. Clarke MS.). 



One, at Hinderwell, in January 1901 ; preserved by 

 Mr. John Morley, Scarborough. 



One, on a pond at Great Ayton in Cleveland, in the spring 

 of 1902 (F. Atkinson MS.). 



And, finally, a specimen in the possession of Mr. Thomas 

 Machen, procured in Bridlington Bay in the winter of 1903. 



The only name, other than its ordinary appellation, is 

 Black-necked Grebe. 



LITTLE GREBE. 

 Podicipes fluviatilis (Tunstall}. 



Resident, generally distributed, and not uncommon. Also winter 

 visitant, arriving in September and October. 



Probably the first reference to this, as a Yorkshire bird, 

 is in the Allan MS. (1791) in connection with the Tunstall 

 or Wy cliff e Museum, thus : " Little Grebe, Didapper, 

 Dipper, Dabchick, Small Ducker. Frequents same places as 

 other Grebes, even more common. Makes a large nest floating 

 in the water, and lays 5 or 6 eggs. Always covers them 

 when it leaves the nest. They eat fish, insects, and plants. 

 Is an excellent diver " (Fox's " Synopsis," p. 91). 



