. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. 178 THE BIRDS OF ESSEX. Order STEGANOPODES. Family PELECANID^ Cormorant: Phalacrocorax carbo. A common visitor to our coasts and estuaries from autumn to spring, but never met with inland in Essex, except occasionally, â svhen blown there by severe storms : for instance, Edward Doubleday, in 1835, mentions (15) its having been killed at Harlow. They are not uncommon off Leigh "" (Sackett). At Harwich a few are seen e\ery 3'ear (Kerry). Two were seen on Canve}' Island on Sept. 15th, 1882 (Bird). Mr.
. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. 178 THE BIRDS OF ESSEX. Order STEGANOPODES. Family PELECANID^ Cormorant: Phalacrocorax carbo. A common visitor to our coasts and estuaries from autumn to spring, but never met with inland in Essex, except occasionally, â svhen blown there by severe storms : for instance, Edward Doubleday, in 1835, mentions (15) its having been killed at Harlow. They are not uncommon off Leigh "" (Sackett). At Harwich a few are seen e\ery 3'ear (Kerry). Two were seen on Canve}' Island on Sept. 15th, 1882 (Bird). Mr. Hope writes that they " come south in August and Septem- ber ; very common on the Main; a large number can always be seen on coKjioRANT, 1/14. tlie Buxe}' ; Shag : Phalacrocorax gracuius. An uncommon winter visitor to the coast. Sheppard and Whitear mention one (9. 59) which they saw " at a distance, swimming prodigiously fast " on the River Stour on September 30tli, 1820. Gannet: Sula bassajia. Locally, " Solan ; A fairly-common bird on the coast from autumn to spring, but it has no breeding-station in Essex. After severe storms in winter, it is sometimes found in an ex- hausted state far inland. Mr. C. Walford says (19. 58) that about 1830 one was "picked up in the. snow at Terling, from which it appeared that it could not ; Mr. Clarke mentions (24) tiie occurrence of imma- ture specimens at Ashdon in 1832, and at Saffron Walden in 1844 respectively. Both are (or were) in the Walden Museum, while in the Audley End GANNET, i/iG Collection is a specimen obtained at. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Christy, Miller, b. 1861. Chelmsford, E. Durrant & Co. ; [etc. , etc. ]
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