. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . ouse-colouredbrown, lightest on the wing coverts, deepest on the sca-pulars and rump, and edged with grey on the shoulders;the under parts are of a glossy white, like satin, mottledwith indistinct brownish, spots : primary quills brownishtawny, with dark-coloured tips ; secondaries white:outer sides of the legs dusky, inner sides sallow green;webs of the outer toes flesh colour, middle ones redder,and the inner ones orange. Pennant supposes the Red-necked Grebe to be only avariety of the Great-crested Grebe ; but Latham, whohad been
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . ouse-colouredbrown, lightest on the wing coverts, deepest on the sca-pulars and rump, and edged with grey on the shoulders;the under parts are of a glossy white, like satin, mottledwith indistinct brownish, spots : primary quills brownishtawny, with dark-coloured tips ; secondaries white:outer sides of the legs dusky, inner sides sallow green;webs of the outer toes flesh colour, middle ones redder,and the inner ones orange. Pennant supposes the Red-necked Grebe to be only avariety of the Great-crested Grebe ; but Latham, whohad been furnished with several specimens, is of opinionthat it is a distin£l species. He describes the adult males,in full feather, as having their necks of an uniform red-dish chesnut; and the younger birds, when they havenot obtained their full plumage, to be only partiallyspotted on their necks with that colour. The foregoing figure and description were taken froma specimen, the gift of George Silvertop, of Minsteracres^Northumberland, Esq. January 16th, 144 BillTISH BIRDS.
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