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brown ; the lore and irides are red ; the head is sooty 

 black, with two large ears composed of orange-fea- 

 thers; the neck and upper parts black; beneath 

 glossy white ; the sides rusty chesnut ; the legs are 

 greenish black. 



Length about 12 inches. 



The female lays 4 or 5 small white eggs. 



4. RUBRICOLLTS. RED-NECKED GREBE. 



P. subcristatus fuscus, yula yenis regioneque aurium 

 cinerascentibus, collo subtus pectoreque ferruyi- 

 neo-rubris, abdomine remiyibusque secundariis 

 albis. Lath. 



The bill is horn-colour, at the corners reddish 

 yellow ; the lore is dusky ; the irides are dark hazel ; 

 the cheeks and throat are greyish white; the upper 

 part of the head black, the feathers lengthened out ; 

 the fore-part of the neck is dingy brown, mixed with 

 feathers of rusty red ; the upper parts are mouse- 

 colour; the shoulders grey; the inner sides of the 

 feet sallow green; the webs of the outer toes are 

 flesh-colour, the middle ones redder, and the inner 

 orange. 



