302 WILD-FOWL AND SEA-FOWL OF GREAT BRITAIN 



some of the feathers on the humeral quills greyish- 

 black. The length, from bill to end of tail, is 

 fourteen inches. 



Female. — Similar to male but smaller, with tufts 

 and ruff shorter, and not so bright as in the male. 

 The feet are dusky, tinged with grey externally, 

 dull yellow internally. 



Young : Winter. — The upper part of head, hind- 

 neck, and upper parts of the body are greyish-black, 

 the edges of the feathers lighter. The throat and 

 cheeks are white ; fore-neck pale grey ; lower parts 

 silvery white, with dusky markings on the sides. 



THE EARED GREBE. 



{Podicipes nigricollis.) 



Male. — The bill is black, with a tinge of blue. 

 The iris carmine, with two small dusky tufts, a 

 short black ruff, and a long tuft of orange red 

 feathers from behind each eye. The upper parts 

 are greyish-black ; the lower silvery white ; sides 

 light red, streaked with black. The feet are greyish- 

 black externally, grey green internally. The length, 

 from bill to end of tail, is thirteen inches. 



Young : Winter. — The upper part of head black- 

 ish-brown, darker behind, shading into greyish, 

 reaching below the eyes, and covering part of the 

 cheeks ; fore-part of neck greyish-brown ; upper 

 parts of body brownish-black. The wings are of a 

 browner shade, with white markings, as in the adult. 

 Lower parts silvery white. 



