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Lincolndiire] they build their nefts in the fame 
manner as the greater- ere [led Grebe 3 and lay four 
or five fmall white egyjs. 
Grebe, Tippetj the Colymbus Urinator of 
Unn^us. Tliis fpecies has fometirnes been feen 
in Chefhire, but is by no means common in Eng- 
land. I'he Tippet Grebes chiefly frequent the 
Lake of Geneva, where, during the winter feafon, 
they appear in flocks of ten or twelve; and the in- 
habitants of the margins of the lake kill them for 
the fake of their beautiful fl<:!ns. Their under- 
fides, being drefl^cd with the feathers adhering to 
them, are manufa6lured into muffs and tippets; 
and each bird is valued at about fifteen fliillings. 
The Tippet Grebe difl'ers from the great-crefted 
Grebe in being fomewhat lefs, and in wanting the 
creft and ruff. The fides of the neck are ftriped 
downwards from the head with narrow lines of 
black and white; but, in other refpefts, the colours 
and marks exacftly correfpond with thofe of the 
great-crefted Grebe. 
Grebe, Dusky and White; the Colymbus 
Minor of Briffon. This bird is about the fize of 
the teal; and the bill is fomewhat more than an 
inch long. The crown of the head, and the whole 
upper part of the body, are duflcy; the inner co- 
verts, the ridp-e of the wino;, and the middle 
quill-feathers, are Vv'hite, all the reft: of the wing 
being dufky ; and the belly and thighs are white, 
except a few black fpots on the latter. A bare 
fkin of a fine red colour unites the bill to the eye; 
and, in fome birds, the whole neck is afh-coloured. 
This fpecies inhabits the Lincolnfliire fens. 
Grebe, I_-rrTi,E. The length of this bird is 
ten inches, the breadth fixteen inches, and the 
weight about fix or feven ounces. The head is 
thick-fet with feathers, which, on the cheeks of 
old birds, are of a bright bay colour; the top of 
the head, the neck, breaft, and whole upper-fide 
of the body, are a deep brown tinged with red; 
the greater quill-feathers are dufl<;y; the belly is 
alh-coloured mixed with a filvery white; and the 
legs are a dirtv green. 
Thefe birds dive with great celerity, and remain 
a long time under water: they feed on fifh and 
aquatic plants; and frequent rivers,Torming their 
ncfts in the water near the banks. The female 
lays five or fix white eggs, which fhe always 
covers when ihe quits the neft. The manner in 
which they are hatched is really aft:onifliing: the 
v/ater conftantly rifes through the neft, and keeps 
them perpetually wet; but the natural warmth of 
the bird bringing on a fermentation in the vege- 
tables, which are at leaft a foot thick, makes a bed 
lufficiently hot for the purpofe. 
GREEN-FINCH; the Loxia Chloris of Lin- 
neeus. This bird is fomewhat larger than the com- 
mon fparrov/. The upper chap of the bill is of a 
dufi<y colour, and the lower is whitifh; the head 
and back are of a yellowilh green hue; the rump 
is a fine yellow ; but the breaft is paler, and fliaded 
with green ; and the belly is white. The edges of 
the exterior quill-feathers are yellow, the next be- 
ing green, and the fartheft grey; the tail is about 
two inches long, and flightly forked; the two mid- 
dle feathers are dufl<y; and the exterior webs of 
the four outermoft feathers on both fides of the tail 
are yellow. The colours of the female are much 
lefs vivid than thofe of the male. 
The Green-Finch is one of the moft common 
birds in this country. It produces it's young 
about the middle of May; builds it's neft in the 
hedges, of hay, ftubble, grafs, and mofs, lined 
with feathers, wool, and hair; and lays five or fix 
eggs of a pale green colour, fprinkled with fmall 
reddifii fpots, which are moft numerous a'c the 
larger ends. The length of this bird, from the 
end of the bill to the extremity of the tail, is about 
fix inches and a half; the bill is half an inch long; 
and the whole weight is fixteen drams. 
Though Green-Finches are frequently kept in 
cages, they are not much efteemed for their fing- 
ing; yet fome of them, if brought up from the neft, 
will learn to imitate the fongs of moft ether birds. 
They are tairicd with amazing facility; and, in a 
few minutes after they are taken, will eat from a 
perfon's hand. At the beginning of vv^inter, and 
in fevere feafons, they affcmble in flocks, and may 
be caught with the clap-net in great numbers. 
The young may be taken from the neft when about 
ten days old, and are eafily reared. 
Green-Finch, Red-Headed. This curious 
fpecies, firft defcribed by Edwards, is a native of 
Surinam. The bill is of a light brown colour; 
the head is red, inclining to a high-coloured 
orange; round the neck there is a yellow ring, 
which points upwards a little under the bill; the 
neck, back, wings, and tail, are of a fine parrot 
green; the greater quills are duflcy towards their 
extremities ; on the upper part of the wing tliere is 
a yellowifli fpot; the breaft and belly, as low as 
the thighs, are of a pleafant light blue colour; the 
upper part of the thighs, the lower belly, and un- 
der the tail, are green; part of the thighs next the 
legs are yellow ; and the legs, feet, and claws, are 
of a light brown hue. 
Green-Finch, Indian. This Finch, with re- 
fpefl to it's fliape, greatly refembles the Canary- 
bird; and, like it, is much valued for it's fong. 
The bill is thick, ftrong, and fliort; the upper 
mandible is of a dark brown hue, the lower be- 
ing confiderably lighter ; and the eyes are hazel- 
coloured. The top of the head, the upper fide 
of the neck, the back, the wings, and the tail, are 
of a dirty green colour; the exterior webs of fix or 
feven of the primaries are edged with white; the 
tail-feathers are bordered with a light yellow sreen; 
from the bafe of the bill, on each fide, pafles a bar 
of a dull green colour through the cyes; and from 
the angles of the mouth, on each fide, iprings a 
black line half an inch in length. The whole un- 
der-fide, from the bill to the covert-feathers be- 
neath the tail, is yellow, a little fhaded with green 
on the fides of the breaft and belly; and, on the 
fides of the neck, the yellow and green lofe them- 
felves in each other. The legs, feet, and claws, 
are of a brownifli afli-colour. This bird, which 
is a native of the Eaft Indies, was firft figured and 
defcribed by Edwards. 
GRENADIER. The Grenadier, which is an 
African bird, and a native of Angola, has a thick, 
fhort, duftcy bill, terminating in a point; the fore- 
part of the head is black; and the fame colour fur- 
rounds the eyes, and readies as far as the ears on 
the fides of the head. The hinder part of the 
head, and the whole neck, are a bright orange, as 
well as the lower part of the back and rump. The 
middle of the back, and the upper fides of the 
wings and tail, are a dirty brown inclining to 
black; each feather being fringed on the edge 
with a lighter brown, which towards the tips be- 
comes wholly dufky. The belly, as far as the 
legs, is black ; but the thighs, the lower belly, and 
the covert-feathers under the tail; arcwhitifli; and 
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