. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . rant on Carroll Islet, off the coast ofWashingtoii: The nesting places of this cormorant were small ledges or grottoes in preci-pices. Therefore the most of them were nesting on the ocean side of theisland, and at various elevations. Nests were usually placed not nearer to-gether than several feet, possibly because of the character of the rock birds were uniformly more timid than the white-crested. Their singlebarklike cry was not often heard, even when they were disturbe
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . rant on Carroll Islet, off the coast ofWashingtoii: The nesting places of this cormorant were small ledges or grottoes in preci-pices. Therefore the most of them were nesting on the ocean side of theisland, and at various elevations. Nests were usually placed not nearer to-gether than several feet, possibly because of the character of the rock birds were uniformly more timid than the white-crested. Their singlebarklike cry was not often heard, even when they were disturbed or fright-ened. None of the nects exnmined contained sticks, but were wholly composedof dry grass, with occasionally a few feathers in the lining. All of the nestexcept the outside was clean, but the outside was characteristically covered withlime, and the rocks below the nest for many feet were white with the samesubstance. In fact, the nesting places of these biids could be discerned atconsiderable distances by the white streaking of the dark gray rocks. All along U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 121 PL. 55. o S O H
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