. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. 720 RED-NECKED GREBE. in that country. In Asia it appears to be found as far as Eastern Turkestan and Siberia, where it meets with a larger form, distin- guished by some ornithologists as C. holboelli; and this is the representative in the North Pacific, and North America in general, as well as in Greenland, where it was first discriminated by Reinhardt. A bird obtained in Iceland in December 1885 may have belonged to this form. The nest is a floating structure, similar to that made by the pre- ceding species, in the company of which the Red-nec
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. 720 RED-NECKED GREBE. in that country. In Asia it appears to be found as far as Eastern Turkestan and Siberia, where it meets with a larger form, distin- guished by some ornithologists as C. holboelli; and this is the representative in the North Pacific, and North America in general, as well as in Greenland, where it was first discriminated by Reinhardt. A bird obtained in Iceland in December 1885 may have belonged to this form. The nest is a floating structure, similar to that made by the pre- ceding species, in the company of which the Red-necked Grebe may often be found breeding in Northern Germany: the eggs are dull white, and elliptical in shape, as are those of all the members of this genus : measurements 2 in. by i'3 in. This bird resembles its larger congener in its general habits, diving-powers and food, but its note is said to be somewhat louder. The adult has the bill dark horn-colour, yellow at the base; irides yellowish-white ; crown, nape and hind-neck blackish ; feathers of the cheeks, chin and throat grey, those below the eye having white margins which form a strongly contrasted streak ; upper-parts dark brown, with a conspicuous white patch on the secondaries ; neck in front rich chestnut-red; breast and belly silky- white. Length 18 in., wing 7 in. In winter the throat is greyish- white ; as it also is in young birds, which are duller in general colour. The figure below shows the appearance of the foot in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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