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The nest of this bird is formed like the 
rest of the Grebes, of a prodigious quan- 
tity of flags, or rather water plants, but is 
generally fastened to the reeds or flags, in 
order to prevent its being carried away by 
the current. The female lays from four 
to six eggs, of a dirty yellowish white, of 
an oblong shape, and is said to cover them 
lap, or hide them with the surrounding 
leaves, every time she has occasion to stir 
abroad. 
The young of the first -year have the top 
and back of the neck, and the upper parts, 
of an ash - coloured brown, lightly tinged 
with ferruginous; the throat of a pure 
white; sides of the neck pale ash-coloured 
ferruginous ; front of the neck, top of the 
breast, and flanks lightish ferruginous, 
more or less full-coloured ; belly pure 
white; lower mandible and edges of the 
upper mandible yellowish ash-colour ; the 
rest of the bill brown ; irides brown. 
The young at one year old, and after 
moulting, have the top of the head, back 
of the neck, upper parts, and sides of the 
neck white, but this white is marked with 
