134 



Podicipes capensis, Lidit. 

 (Plate XI. fig. 2.) 



Podiceps fluviatilis, Legge, Birds Ceyl p. 1059 (1880). 



Tachybaptee fluviatilis, Oates ed. Hume, Nests fy Eggs Ind. B. iii. p. 101, 



part. (1890). 

 Podicipes capensis, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 513 (1898) ; Sharp*, 



Hand-l. i. p. 113 (1899). 

 Podicipes albipennis, Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iv. p. 475 (1898). 



The eggs of the Indian Little Grebe measure from 1'28 to 1'52 

 in length, and from '77 to I'l in breadth. 



4. 

 1. 

 3. 

 5. 



J. 

 6. 

 1. 

 2. 

 1. 

 5. 



1. 

 8. 

 2. 

 8. 

 5. 

 2. 

 6. 



India. 



India. 



Punjab. 



Callian, near Bombav, 9th Aug. (//. 



Wenden). 



Callian, 29th Aug. (H. W.). 

 Callian, llth Sept. (//. W.). 

 Etawah, 8th June ( W. E. Brooks). 

 Etawah, 9th Sept. ( W. E. B.). 

 Etawah, 9th Aug. 

 Near Allahabad, 26th July (A. O. 



Hume). 



Near Allahabad, 7th Aug. (A. O. H.}. 

 Jhansi, 18th July. 

 Jhansi, 20th Aug. 

 Raipur. 

 Central India. 



Muddapur, Bengal , Aug. ( W. E. Brooks) . 

 Ahtoor, Madras, 19th Aug. (A. G. 



R. Theobald). 



Ootacamund ( W. Damson}. 

 Nilghiris, May. 



Gould Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Professor Oldham [P.]. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Podicipes novae-hollandiae, 



Podiceps gularis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. Ixxiv. fig. 11 ( 1845- 

 54) ; Gould, Handb. Birds Amtr. ii. p. 513 (1805) j Campbell, Neds 

 $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 72 (1883). 



Podiceps novse-hollandia?, North, Nests fyEggs Austr. Birds, p. 348 (1889). 



Podicipes novee-hollandiaB, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 519 (1898) ; 

 Sharpe, Hand-l. \. p. 113 (1899). 



The eggs of the Black-throated Grebe measure from 1/3 to 

 in length, and from -92 to 1/01 in breadth. 



1-45 



1. Australia, 4th March. 



1. Australia, 6th October. 



2 West Australia. 



3. Australia. 



Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Podicipes dominicus (Linn.}. 



Podiceps dominicus, Gosse, Birds Jamaica, p. 440 (1847) ; Baird, Brewer 



Sf Ridgiv. Water Birds N. Am. ii. p. 438 (1884). 

 Tachybaptes dominicus, Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 548. 

 Podicipes dominicus, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 520 (1898); 



Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 113 (1899). 



