. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Order V. Steganopodes 133 Family PELECANID^, or Cormorants and Gannets The Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is an inter- esting though ugly bird of a general black hue, but the throat is white, as is a patch on the thighs in spring. It has a very long hooked beak and yellow pouch below it, while its great length makes it a conspicuous object as it passes with low and laboured flight over the sea from one resting place to another. The back. Cormorants and nests of the head bears a sort of crest in spring, but this is very different
. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Order V. Steganopodes 133 Family PELECANID^, or Cormorants and Gannets The Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is an inter- esting though ugly bird of a general black hue, but the throat is white, as is a patch on the thighs in spring. It has a very long hooked beak and yellow pouch below it, while its great length makes it a conspicuous object as it passes with low and laboured flight over the sea from one resting place to another. The back. Cormorants and nests of the head bears a sort of crest in spring, but this is very different from the frontal crest of the Shag, which moreover lacks the bronzy tint adorning the Cormorant's back. Both species have a croaking note and dive deep under water to catch the fish on which they feed. The nest is an immense mass of sea-weed when it is built on islands or ledges of cliffs, but consists of sticks and softer substances when on a tree or bush. Colonies are invariably formed, but are rarely found inland in. 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 Evans, A. H. (Arthur Humble). Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press
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