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RED-NECKED GREBE. 



RED-LEGGED GULL.— The young of the Laughing Gull. 

 RED-NECKED SANDPIPER. — The young of the Dunlin. 

 RED-NECKED GREBE {Podiceps rubricollis, Latham.) 



Colymbus rubricollis, Gmel. Syst. 2. p. 529. — Colymbus subcristatus, lb. 2. p. 590. 



Podiceps rubricollis, Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. p. 783. 6. — Flem. Br. Anim. p. 131 



Le Grebe a joues grises, Jougrise, Buff. Ois. 8. p. 241. — Temm. Man. d'Orn. 2. 



p. 720 Bechst. Naturg. Deut. 4. p. 546. — Red-necked Grebe, Arct. Zool. 2. 



p. 499. C.— Ib. Supp. p. 69.— Lath. Syn. 5. p. 288. 7 lb. Supp. p. 260. t. 



118.— Lewin's Br. Birds, 5. t. 199 Wale. Syn. 1. t. 103.— Don. Br. Birds, 1. 



t. 6.— Bewick's Br. Birds, 2. p. 152.— Mont. Orn. Diet, and Supp. 



YOI'NG. 



Colymbus Parotis, Sparm. Mus. Cast. Das. 1. t. 9. — Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 592.— Co- 

 limbo Giovana del L'Ahtiditta Specie. Stor. degl. Ucc. 5. pi. 523. 



Length eighteen inches ; bill nearly two inches long ; sides of the 

 base of both mandibles, for three quarters of an inch, of a fine orange 

 yellow, the rest black ; lore brown or blackish ; irides fine orange red ; 

 the crown, and sides of the head above the eyes, nearly black, and the 

 feathers a little elongated ; the hind part of the neck, the back, and 

 wings, dark brown ; six of the middle secondaries white, a little mottled 

 with dusky at the tips ; the two or three next outward ones more or 

 less white near the tips and inner webs ; the chin, sides under the eyes, 

 and fore part of the neck for above an inch, pale ash colour ; the rest 

 of the neck ferruginous- chestnut, mottled with dusky ; from thence to 

 the vent white, like satin, mottled on the sides with dusky irregular 

 spots ; legs black. 



The description of this rare species we have borrowed from Dr. La- 

 tham, who says two of these birds were taken alive in East Kent, in 

 April, 1786. He also mentions two other specimens, one killed at 

 Teignmouth, in January, the other at Sandwich, in October. This bird 

 is supposed to inhabit Denmark or Norway. 



Early in the year 1809, five of these birds were seen together on 

 Slapton Ley, four of them were killed, two of which were eaten, or 

 attempted to be devoured by the natives ; but finding them extremely 

 rank, they threw away the third ; and the fourth fortunately came to 

 our hands, through the means of an ornithological friend, the Rev. Mr. 

 Holdsworth, who assures us he had frequently observed these birds on 

 wing, and from their singular manner of flight, considered them as 

 birds he had never before seen ; but it was some time before he could 

 procure a specimen. 



The bird in question, although a male, had not the least appearance 

 of the rufous neck, and was of course either a young bird, or in its 

 winter plumage ; and in that season may be destitute of such mark. 

 Some authors have considered this species as belonging to the crested 

 grebe, but they cannot possibly have compared them. 



