COMMON SHELDRAKE. 363 



SCLAVONIAN GREBE. 



PODICEPS CORNUTUS. 



Genus PODICEPS. 

 Dusky Grebe Horned Grebe. 

 A winter visitor, chiefly to the south coasts. 



BLACK-NECKED GREBE. 



PODICEPS NIGRICOLLIS. 



Genus PODICEPS. 



Eared Grebe. 



A rare visitor, chiefly in spring and autumn. Much 

 the rarest of any of the Grebes which visit us. 



COMMON SHELDRAKE. 



TADORNA CORNUTA. 

 Family ANATID^;. Genus TADORNA. 



Burrow-duck Shell-duck Sheld-duck Bargander 

 Bar-goose. 



The Sheldrake is the first in the list of Ducks which 

 breed on our shores. It is a resident bird, and is 

 found on the sandy parts of our coasts more or less 

 commonly. It is not of common occurrence in the 

 south of England. The Common Sheldrake is in 

 great request on account of its beautiful and striking 

 plumage, and may be seen on many of our orna- 

 mental lakes and waters. Its head and neck are black, 

 tinged with green ; beneath this there is a broad ring 



