We have not as yet remarked that the bird covers the eggs on leaving the nest; this is a habit which many writers attribute to the grebes of Europe.”
The dabchick is called Weweia by Maori from its occasional shrill call wee–ee–ee.
These birds do not seem to suffer from the duck shooting season although it has been observed that the reflexes of grebes are so quick that when shot at they would dive underwater before the charge could reach it.
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