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white on the underparts is not so pure. After the first spring moult the 

 uuderparts are mottled with white. Young in down are charming little 

 creatures ; the head, neck all round, and upper parts are nearly black, 

 striped with rich chestnut-brown ; the breast and belly are white, and 

 there is a white V-shaped mark on the throat. 



An example of the Pied-billed Grebe (Podiceps carolinensis) is said to have 

 been shot near Weymouth in January 1881 (Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1881, 

 p. 734) . This species breeds throughout the greater part of the American 

 continent. It has occurred on the Bermudas, and may possibly have 

 wandered to our shores, but no details of its alleged capture have been 

 recorded. 



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