VOL. xiv] NOTES ON SLAVONIAN GREBE. 



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On the morning of June 12th, a camera was taken to the 

 nest-site with the purpose of making photographs of the 

 nest and eggs. On the land to the south, a homesteader 

 with eight horses to his plough, was turning over the virgin 

 sod. His furrows ended at the edge of the slough south- 

 west from the nesting-site of the Grebes. Upon wading 



Sr.AVOXIAN GREBE ON HER NEST, SHOWING SITE AND SCANT 

 SURROUNDING VEGETATION. 



{Photographed by A. D. DuBois.) 



to the nest I found the six eggs shielded on the south-west 

 side, by a partial covering of vegetation which had been 

 pulled up on that side only. After making a photograph, 

 and remaining for a time near the nest to observe the parent 

 birds, I left the tripod and camera in position and went away. 

 The female was continually gaining either confidence or 

 bravery and had been swimming about in an agitated manner, 



