. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Farallon Cormorant Young cormorants are perfectly helpless when hatched, and are, if possible, uglier than young magpies. Not only are they coal black and as naked as sin, but their heads are scarcely larger around than their long necks, and a nestful of them looks more like a bundle of young black- snakes than anything avian. The characteristic orange upon the gular area of the adult is reflected by a pale yellow, sharply contrasting with the
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Farallon Cormorant Young cormorants are perfectly helpless when hatched, and are, if possible, uglier than young magpies. Not only are they coal black and as naked as sin, but their heads are scarcely larger around than their long necks, and a nestful of them looks more like a bundle of young black- snakes than anything avian. The characteristic orange upon the gular area of the adult is reflected by a pale yellow, sharply contrasting with the posterior black, even in the very youngest specimens; while youngsters half or two-thirds grown are covered with a coarse black down. When. Taken near Mecca A POPULOUS COLONY Photo by the Author THE HOST TREE IS A WATER-WORN MESQUITE NOW EMERGING AFTER THE GREAT FLOOD WHICH FILLED THE SALTON SINK disturbed at the nest the younglings quit their quarters and waddle off clumsily to the farthest nest of the immediate group, where they stand on the defensive a dozen or twenty strong. When brought to bay, and, of course, after they have disposed of the contents of their crops, no matter where, they thrust out the neck at the intruder and open the gullet, until it almost makes one dizzy to look down it, emitting the while a sound be- tween a hiss and a bark, intended no doubt to be frightful, but really only dismal or ridiculous. Most interesting, also, is the curious pulsating of the loose membranes of the throat during excitement or anger, or perhaps 1943. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Dickey, Donald R. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932; Pierce, Wright M; Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953; Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946. San Diego ; Los Angeles ; San Francisco : S
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