M i l G « n « i P O IH C K P S .
s iiq a g , iliff itly oanipr.-M.:i'. straig h t, an it p ainted. Nostrils
WÈÊfKÈwffiil^ lu th*>~£ûi‘iiite apace bcWwf) tlwcomer of
¡concave, ( ; Tail j Xsgr placed at ike '
l i p ntçfost’ri ■within th e in teg um en ts o f 1 lie
i&isting o f fo u r -©es, th rê e before | | | one
t tW'ftishcd. w;<tb y broMij jueïjçtbïnne. Nvwk
I i.Hjiîk, with I nfiîky- Ih&trp:
G R E A T V. RE S T ED GREBE .
U f H '
PvHetpt tmlo ics h not only the Iw g e t o f all tie European species of its gw w , but may be re J
on» o f eoritineillei Etfope, everywhere Irainpoti.,.- .kitei, |n%e point. Ik remiths o
)iy of the sea., fri these sii.lotions it remains dariier the irrenter m ît o f (I... vau. aurii.it ),,, ¡ls
pnbiiity o f remaining sàbïpérgcd beneath the surface of the wan-r.
itfiti Afrfea, which proved t o ’be
ate p r e sen ts ayouag luk^-of: c b e « n aduh during the season o f incubation, af which
ssK'Bies th e rich ornamental crest and tippet which ore then so conspicuous. I t is the immature
teiu ilia -thei Tippet Grebe, an d which so nearly represents the adults
k not actjairttd until the third year,
H l!Sr *W,r4 aft«“ <k**h ¿wimody fifkd with a mass o f feathers froth the breast.
vWt'eiher.sxt'ufloWed for the purpeie o f agisting the powers of digestion or,no*,, it Is impo&hhte to
the oestjs (imposed ofyiaAieb . f dtjoayciii.a^isatic vegmi:'>c-j. <* cared amidst the herbage on
margin ofthe water, with the variation» of w h i e l i o r falls. The %gs are three or *W in iiinnher„
. t greenish hrhite stei'hed with brown. Their food c0o*istH of fob, crusbtceh, and aquatic insac-ts.
Tl}e plumage of this species m # he thus described: Orowa of the head and occipital* laft or ear-frathers
Qi.ep greyisn black 5 the trill black at ite ejAfCKHi edge, aud.rsch chestnut throughoet the g re a te r pari o f the?
k f f f 1?’ o f fb to the white o f the cheeks und ri j-< a t : J o whole of the upper
plumage hrotmiph black, with a white bar across the wings; the nndia* stnfocesilvery white, becoming
rufous on the flanks 3 the tarsus and toes-dai'k olive green on the upper side, on the tender | f ? pale reflow!'
hill dark horn colour '; irides red.
rn wh»ar the plumage TO.anl.fe. that o f tlw wmwet, except that the richly coloured frill ami elongated
car-feetbors are wholly wanting. Hie sexes Stber on oiler no external differaloca ht the plumage.
The figures iii the Plate are soiuewh.it 1 » dinn the natural size.