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four white eggs* about the size of those of 
a pigeon. Both sexes are very attentive 
in feeding their young, and will carry them 
when tired on their backs, or under their 
wings. 
The youngs before the dge of two years, 
have no appearance of crest or of ruff ; the 
forehead and face are, generally speaking, 
White, though upon these parts* as well as 
upon the top of the neck, there are bands 
of a dusky brown placed in all directions, 
and forming zigzags ; irides of a light 
yellow. 
At tu)o years of age, and after moulting, 
the two sexes have a very short crest on 
the back of the head, edged with white 
feathers; the white face has no reddish 
tinge ; the feathers of the ruff are very 
short ; a dusky band of an irregular form 
goes from the beak underneath the eyes, 
and terminates at the back of the head. * 
In this state of plumage it is what is 
called the Tippet Grebe. Their principal 
* Our plate of this species, No. 2, contains the immature 
bird in its first feather, and likewise in the plumage of the 
Tippet Grebe of authors. 
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