. British birds . tted and barred with white; throat purplish black, 842 BRITISH BIBDS with a half-collar of short white streaks; sides of neck striped withblack and white ; under parts white. This diver breeds in small numbers on the west coast of Scotlandand in the Outer Hebrides. To other parts of the country it is anaccidental visitor. It is less oceanic in its habits than the lastspecies described, and goes to a greater distance from the sea tobreed. Two eggs are laid, similar in colour to those of the greatnorthern diver. The red-throated diver {Colymbus septentrionalis) is the smallesto
. British birds . tted and barred with white; throat purplish black, 842 BRITISH BIBDS with a half-collar of short white streaks; sides of neck striped withblack and white ; under parts white. This diver breeds in small numbers on the west coast of Scotlandand in the Outer Hebrides. To other parts of the country it is anaccidental visitor. It is less oceanic in its habits than the lastspecies described, and goes to a greater distance from the sea tobreed. Two eggs are laid, similar in colour to those of the greatnorthern diver. The red-throated diver {Colymbus septentrionalis) is the smallestof the three species, its length being twenty-three inches. It hasthe head, throat, and sides of the neck mouse-colour; crown spottedwith black ; neck marked with black and white lines ; on the frontof the neck a large orange-coloiu-ed patch; back dusky brown;under parts white. This species breeds in the west and north of Scotland, and inihe Hebrides, Orkneys, and Shetlands. Great Crested Grebe. Podiceps Fig. 116—Gkeat Ckested Grebe, i natural size. Crown and crest and ruff dark brown and chestnut; cheekswhite; upper parts dark brown; secondaries white; under partssillty white. Length, twenty-two inches. GEE AT CBESTED QBE BE 843 The great crested grebe still survives as a British species, althoughit is a large and handsome bird, and, like all those to which such adescription applies, it has been much persecuted. Among our largewater-birds there are few more strikingly handsome and stately inappearance than this grebe in its full breeding-plumage, whenviewed as it floats, unalarmed, on the secluded reed-fringed water itloves. The swan, in its immaculate white dress, with proudly archedneck and plume-like scapulars, when seen floating double, isto many minds the most perfect type of a beautiful waterfowl;certainly it is the most familiar. The great grebe has a verydifferent appearance, with its straight neck, long, boat-shaped body,dark upper and silvery under pluma
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