GrALLINTJLES — GREBE, &C. 395 
eight inches, the length of the beak two, and 
the legs three. The back, wings, head, and 
breast, are a mottled metallic greenish brown. 
The belly is white ; the throat light cinnamon ; 
round the chest there is a ring of white. The 
tail and its coverts are dark grey barred trans- 
versely with black ; a yellow streak runs long- 
titudinally along the head. The primaries of 
the wings are dark grey with rows of large 
cinnamon circular spots running along them, 
and edged with black. The tail is short, and 
the wings rounded at the points, and with 
white epaulettes. The bird is large and more 
like a small plover ; the legs and beak are deep 
yellow. 
The " African Grebe " is a handsome bird, 
about the size of the European species. The 
neck is long and the head small, of a mottled 
black and brown plumage. The cock is of a 
much brighter tint than the hen. 
The u Kaffrarian Baldcoot " is smaller, about 
the size of a widgeon. The neck is thin and 
slender, the head quite bald, with two wattles 
of red on the top, the beak, head, and body 
black, and formed like a duck ; the feet being 
those of the coot, with four scolloped toes. 
The u Anser Capensis" or Kaffrarian Goose, 
is also worthy of note. It is the size of a small 
common goose, but with a shorter neck. Its 
