. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . —White; length, in. Breeds at White Eocks in Pelorus and young in the middle of July. P. huttoni, of Buller, is theyoung of this species. The Macquarie Island Shag. PJialacrocorax traversi. LTpper surface black; bluish on the liead, neck, and lower back;greenish brown on the back and wings. A narrow white alar bar. Lowersurface white, the white extending over more than half the neck. A patchof bluish black on the thighs. Skin on the face dark blue, with nvmierousred or orange caruncles b
. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . —White; length, in. Breeds at White Eocks in Pelorus and young in the middle of July. P. huttoni, of Buller, is theyoung of this species. The Macquarie Island Shag. PJialacrocorax traversi. LTpper surface black; bluish on the liead, neck, and lower back;greenish brown on the back and wings. A narrow white alar bar. Lowersurface white, the white extending over more than half the neck. A patchof bluish black on the thighs. Skin on the face dark blue, with nvmierousred or orange caruncles behind the nostrils; cliin pouch dark, spotted withorange. Legs and feet flesh-colour. A small crest on the head. Length ofthe wing, 12 in.; of the tarsus, in.; of the bill, 2 in. Macquarie Island. THE CRESTED GREBE 319 Order Pygopodes. Bill long and straight. Tail very short. Legs flattened, setfar back. Genus Podicipes. Wings short and pointed. Toes long, margined on the sidesand united at the base to the middle toe; hind toe strong andstrongly Icbed. All parts of the Crested Grebe. The Crested Grebe.—Kaha. Podicipes cristatus. Above brown, below white; top of the head bhick, with a double white; ruff on the neck rufous, tipped with black. Shoulders and aband on the wings Avhite. Eye crimson. Length of the wing, in.; ofthe tarsus, in. The neck and breast are occasionally tinted with rvifousbrown. Egg—At first greenish white, then yellow brown; length, , Asia, Africa, and Australasia. Formerly this bird was often seen on the larger lakes of theSouth Island, but the tourist traffic has disturbed it. It stillhaunts these smaller and less frequented lakes, and occasionallymakes an excursion into inhabited districts. In Europe it ismigratory, but it does not appear to be so in New Zealand. Itis an excellent diver, and feeds chiefly on aciuatic insects. 320 THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND According to Mr. Potts, it swims low in the wate
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