as those of tlie different species of Grebes are soiled ; the eggs 

 of the largest of which (the Cristatus) they very much resem- 

 ble ; they are four or five in number. 



The nest is formed of a considerable quantity of sea-weed, 

 lined with the finer species and dry grass. The eggs of the 

 Cormorant and Shag are singularly beautiful, being of the 

 most brilliant green. 



