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rushes or grass ; and creeping into the water, dives to the 

 bottom, and does not come up again before it has reached a 

 long distance from the nest. When the young are hatched, 

 they immediately take to the water, and on the approach 

 of danger, the mother shelters them under her wings." 



In former times, Bechstein says, the under part of the skin 

 of the great crested grebe, with its beautiful glossy pearl- 

 coloured feathers, was used for muffs and other articles of 

 female adornment. Five skins were required for a muff, 

 which, when ready, was sold for twenty-five silver dollars and 

 upwards. 



The Red-necked Grebe (Grd-strupig Dapping, or Grey- 

 throated Dipper, Sw. ; P. rubricollis, Lath.) was not un- 

 common on the neighbouring coast ; but M. von Wright 

 states that he never saw it there, except during the winter. 

 Neither is it scarce, Nilsson tells us, in the south of Sweden. 

 As with the great crested grebe, its limits to the north- 

 ward do not seem to be known. In Denmark it is de- 

 scribed as not uncommon. 



The Little Grebe (Smd-Dopping, or Little Dipper, Sw. ; 

 P. minor, Lath.) was scarce with us, and on the coast, 

 where, indeed, M. von Wright only met with it in a single 

 instance. According to Nilsson, it is found here and there 

 in the southern and more central parts of Sweden. Its 

 habits are described as similar to those of the other grebes. 

 It is not uncommon in Denmark, especially in the fall of 

 the year ; and some few remain there during the whole 

 of mild winters. Migrates. 



In addition to the above-named three species of the genus 

 Podiceps, Nilsson includes three others in the Scandinavian 

 fauna namely, P. cornutus, Lath., found sparingly, he 



