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fcapulars and rump, and edged with grey on the 
Ihoulders ; the under parts are of a glofly white, 
like fatin, mottled with indiftin6i: brownifh fpots ; 
primary quills brownifh tawney, with dark-coloured 
tips 5 fecondaries white : outer fides of the legs duf- 
ky, inner fides fallow green: webs of the outer 
toes flefh-colour, middle ones redder, and the inner 
ones orange. 
Pennant fuppofes the Red-necked Grebe to be 
only a variety of the Great-crefled Grebe ; but La- 
tham, who had been furnifhed with feveral fpeci- 
mens, is of opinion that it is a diflindl fpecies. He 
defcribes the adult males, in full feather, as having 
their necks of an uniform reddifh chefnut ; and the 
younger birds, when they have not obtained their 
full plumage, to be only partially fpotted on their 
necks with that colour. 
The foregoing figure and defcription were taken 
from a fpecimen, the gift of George Silvertop, of 
Minfteracres, Northumberland, Efq. January i6th, 
1802. 
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