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feathers of lower part of neck, was shot on the Eiver Tay, in 

 the month of January, and is exhibited by my friend, P. A. 

 Dassauville, Esq. A young specimen was obtained from the 

 stomach of a cod, by our member, Dr John Anderson. The 

 bird was in good preservation, and was presented by him to 

 the Natural History Museum of the University ; the cod 

 measured 3J feet in length, and was not in good condition ; 

 it was caught in the month of November on the east of the 

 Isle of May. The Bed-necked Grebe is stated to be more 

 decidedly marine in its habits than others of the grebes ; 

 and this instance of its capture by the cod fish, may perhaps 

 be considered an additional proof of the correctness of this 

 opinion. 



(8.) Podiceps cornutus (Penn). The Horned or Sclavonian 

 Grebe. — A male and female in their full summer plumage, 

 in the possession of Mr Sanderson, George Street, were ex- 

 hibited. They were shot on the 20th of June 1860, by Far- 

 quhar Campbell, Esq., at the small loch of Killisport, on his 

 property of Ormsary, Argyleshire. These birds are not 

 known to breed in Scotland ; in this instance, however, from 

 the season of the year, and from the locality to which they 

 seemed attached, they were considered as probably rearing 

 a brood of young. 



(9.) Podiceps auritus (Penn). The Eared Grebe. — The 

 bird exhibited was found by Mr John Blackwood, George 

 Street, in the early part of January, on the sea-beach within 

 the grounds of Dalmeny Park, near Edinburgh, the seat 

 of the Earl of Bosebery. It is easily distinguished from 

 the other grebes by its small size, being still less than the 

 species last noticed (this bird measured about 12 inches in 

 length) ; and by the peculiarly recurved or bent up character 

 of its bill, which is also shorter than the head. The 

 upper mandible is broad at the base, and is depressed a 

 little in the middle of its length ; its outline rising slightly 

 upwards towards the tip. The outline of the lower mandi- 

 ble is nearly straight at the base, and rises rapidly upwards 

 towards the point, giving it the appearance of being cut off 

 obliquely at the point. The bill is black, tinged with blue, 

 and horny white at the tip, the base of lower mandible 



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