880 PODIC1PES 



Grebe cornu, French ; Somorerujo, Span. ; Svasso forestiero, 

 Ital. ; Gekornter Lappentaucher, German ; Kuif duiker, Dutch ; 

 Sefond, Flor-godi, Icel. ; Hornet- Lappedykker, Dan. ; Sortkravet- 

 Toplom, Norweg. ; Svarthake-Dopping, Swed. ; Mustakulkku- 

 uikku, Finn. 



ad. (Greenland). Crown and forehead black ; lores and a broad 

 band of feathers passing through the eye, forming an elongated tuft on 

 each side of the head ochreous chestnut ; chin and ruff brownish black ; 

 upper parts brownish black tinged with grey ; short secondaries chiefly 

 white ; neck in front rich chestnut-red ; flanks dull chestnut ; rest of 

 under parts silvery white ; bill dark horn ; the base and tip pink ; legs 

 dull greyish black ; a narrow ring encircling the pupil of the eye white, 

 the outer ring crimson. Culmen I'l, wing 5*7, tarsus 1*8 inch. Female 

 similar but duller, with the ruff less developed. In winter the crown, 

 hind neck, and upper parts are deep sooty brown, some of the dorsal 

 feathers edged with slaty-grey ; chin, sides of head, throat, and under 

 parts silvery grey, the flanks tinged with brownish grey. 



Hob. Europe, north to Southern Greenland and Iceland, 

 south in winter to the Mediterranean and Caspian ; in Asia, 

 north to Dauria and the Commander Islands, south and east to 

 Japan and China (rarely) ; North America from the fur countries 

 to the United States. 



In habits it resembles its larger allies, but is more active, 

 and not so clumsy on land, as it can walk, and even run, with 

 tolerable ease. Its nest is a mere collection of herbage, usually 

 floating on the water, and its 2 to 4 eggs, which are usually 

 deposited in May, are yellowish white with a faint bluish tinge, 

 dull and chalky in texture of shell, and measure about 1*75 

 by 1-23. 



1216. EARED GREBE. 

 PODICIPES NIGRICOLLIS. 



Podicipes mgricollis, E. L. Brehm, Yog. Deutschl. p. 963 (1831); 

 Gould, B. of Gt. Brit. v. pi. 41 ; Dresser, viii. p. 651, pi. 632 ; 

 David and Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 513 ; Seebohm, B. Jap. Emp. 

 p. 366 ; Blaiif. F. Brit. Ind. Birds, p. 474 ; Ogilvie Grant, Cat. B. 

 Br. Mus. xxvi. p. 532 ; Tacz. F. 0. Sib. 0. p. 1258 ; Saunders, 

 p. 723 ; Lilford, vi. p. 117, pi. 51 ; P. auritus, Lath. (nee. Linn.), 

 Ind. Orn. ii. p. 781 (1790) ; ii. (Naum.), ix. p. 768, Taf. 246 ; 

 Hewitson, ii. p. 445, pi. cxxi. fig. 2 ; Gould, B. of E. v. pi. 391. 



Grebe oreillard, French ; Mergulhdo, Portug. ; Svasso piccolo, 

 Ital. ; Geohrter Steissfuss, German ; Geoorde-Fuut, Dutch ; Oret- 

 Lappedykker, Dan. ; Sorthalset-Toplom, Norweg.; Svarthalsad- 

 JJapping, Swed.; Ouchastaya-Gagara, Russ. 



