. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE BLACK COEMOKANT 155 The Black Cormorant. Phalacrocorax cario. Cosmopolitan, from New Zealand to Iceland. General colour glossy greenish black; top of head and part of neck covered with long narrow white feathers; a crest of bluish black feathers; a white border on the throat next to the bare gular pouch; a patch of white feathers on each flank. Total length about 36 inches, culmen to , wing to 14, tail to , tarsus to Nest built of various material, according to locality, but usually of sticks, either high up in a lofty eucalyptu
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE BLACK COEMOKANT 155 The Black Cormorant. Phalacrocorax cario. Cosmopolitan, from New Zealand to Iceland. General colour glossy greenish black; top of head and part of neck covered with long narrow white feathers; a crest of bluish black feathers; a white border on the throat next to the bare gular pouch; a patch of white feathers on each flank. Total length about 36 inches, culmen to , wing to 14, tail to , tarsus to Nest built of various material, according to locality, but usually of sticks, either high up in a lofty eucalyptus or on lower shrubs growing in swamps, and sometimes on ledges of. Wood's Nat. Bis. Black Cormorant: Phalacrocorax carJjo. rocks, reefs or islands. Pour eggs is the full clutch, but some- times not more than two or three are laid. They are a delicate greenish-blue colour, covered with a white chalky substance, laid on unevenly and easily removed. Thej^ measure about X inch. The birds nest in the inland districts, as well as near the sea, usually in company with other Cormorants. Cormorants, of course, feed on fish, and so unfortunately come into competition with the fishermen. In New South Wales a price is placed on their heads, and fairly large numbers are shot. Under ordinary circumstances the destruction of fish by the birds is perhaps not very serious. There are many fish in the sea, and the Cormorant is not so particular as man in his. 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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