The dabchick, a slender bird, haunts the pond here too, diving even more quickly than the moorhen.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
A damp, rheumatic place, she said to herself, although she loved the river; and its backwaters, full of wild duck and dabchick and the moorhens, were enchanting places.
"Love of Brothers"
Katharine Tynan
The water was still troubled and discoloured by his introductory adventure, and, though he ducked his head with the spirit of a dabchick, the book was missing.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith