1.38 BLACK CHIN GREBE. Class It. 



which they do with great swiftness, and continue 

 long under water. Their food is fish, and water 

 plants. This bird is found in rivers, and other 

 fresh waters ; it forms its nest near their banks, 

 in the water ; but without any fastening, so that 

 it rises and falls as that does. To make its nest 

 it collects an amazing quantity of grass, water- 

 plants, &c. It lays five or six white eggs, and 

 always covers them when it quits the nest. It 

 should seem wonderful how they are hatched, 

 as the water rises through the nest, and keeps 

 them wet ; but the natural warmth of the bird 

 bringing on a fermentation in the vegetables, 

 .. ; which are full a foot thick, makes a hot bed fit 



for the purpose. 



5, Black Podiceps hebrldicus. P. nigri- orn. 785. id. Syn. v. 292. 



CHIN. cans, gula nigra, jugulo fer- Colymbus hebridicus. Gm. 



rugineo, aladomine cinereo Lin. 594. 



_..argenteo vario. Lath. Jnd. Soiverhy. Br. Misc. Tab. 70. 



CjtR. with a black chin. Fore part of the neck 

 ferruginous j hind part mixed with dusky. Belly 

 cinereous and silver intermixed. Rather larger 

 than the last.* 



Inhabits 7h^ee, one of the Hebrides. 



* A pair of Grebes, apparently of this species, were taken with 

 their nest and eggs near Chelsea, and are well figured and de- 

 scribed by Mr. Sowerhy, in his British Miscellany. Ed. 



