438 ANSERES. COLYMBID^E. 



said to burrow to the extent of ten feet. Nothing 

 is known of its habit of feeding. E. M'Geachy, 

 Esq., Crown Surveyor for the county of Surrey, 

 first informed me of the existence of such birds. 

 He had himself taken them from their burrows. 

 The facts have also been assured to me by other 

 observers." A specimen of this bird is said to be 

 in the possession of George Atkinson, Esq., of New- 

 castle-on-Tyne, who, in answer to an application from 

 me, kindly promised me a particular description ; but 

 other engagements, probably, have not yet afforded 

 him the necessary leisure. 



FAM. -COLYMBnxaa. (The Divers.) 



BLACK-THROATED GREBE.* 



Podilymbus Carolinensis ? 



Podiceps Carolinensis, LATH. Aud. pi. 248. 



Podilymbus Carolinensis, LESS. 

 Sylbeocyclus Carolinensis, BONAP. 



No living specimen of this bird has fallen under 

 my notice. It is, however, familiar to Mr. Hill, 



* Length ll inches, expanse ?, flexure 4-^, tail 0, rictus l, tar- 

 sus 1 , middle toe 1-^. Irides hazel ; beak pale grey, marked about 

 the middle by a broad cincture of black, in which the nostrils are pierced. 

 Feet black. Male : Head and neck pale purplish-grey, darker on crown 

 and nape : a circle of white surrounds the eye, edged outwardly with 

 black. Plumage at base of beak black : a broad band of black runs 

 down the centre of throat. Upper parts silky black, paler on wings. 



