302 WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL OF GREAT BRITAIN 



some of the feathers on the humeral quills greyish- 

 black. The length, from bill to end of tail, is 

 fourteen inches. 



FEMALE. Similar to male but smaller, with tufts 

 and ruff shorter, and not so bright as in the male. 

 The feet are dusky, tinged with grey externally, 

 dull yellow internally. 



YOUNG : Winter. The upper part of head, hind- 

 neck, and upper parts of the body are greyish-black, 

 the edges of the feathers lighter. The throat and 

 cheeks are white ; fore-neck pale grey ; lower parts 

 silvery white, with dusky markings on the sides. 



THE EARED GREBE. 



(Podiripes nigricollts.) 



MALE. The bill is black, with a tinge of blue. 

 The iris carmine, with two small dusky tufts, a 

 short black ruff, and a long tuft of orange red 

 feathers from behind each eye. The upper parts 

 are greyish-black ; the lower silvery white ; sides 

 light red, streaked with black. The feet are greyish- 

 black externally, grey green internally. The length, 

 from bill to end of tail, is thirteen inches. 



YOUNG : Winter. The upper part of head black- 

 ish-brown, darker behind, shading into greyish, 

 reaching below the eyes, and covering part of the 

 cheeks ; fore-part of neck greyish-brown ; upper 

 parts of body brownish-black. The wings are of a 

 browner shade, with white markings, as in the adult. 

 Lower parts silvery white. 



