. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. Drawing by R. I. Brasher CORMORANT (,';. nat. size) A bird of strange appearance and interesting habits Greenland it strays southward in summer, and occurs on the Atlantic coast in winter. It is seen occasionally on inland waters, but such visits probably are purely accidental, as its normal habitats are the scacoast and the mouths of large rivers. It lives almost entirely upon fish, which it captures under water by swimming with both wings and feet, sometimes at a considerable depth. In these operations it is very skillful and swift, while its powe
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. Drawing by R. I. Brasher CORMORANT (,';. nat. size) A bird of strange appearance and interesting habits Greenland it strays southward in summer, and occurs on the Atlantic coast in winter. It is seen occasionally on inland waters, but such visits probably are purely accidental, as its normal habitats are the scacoast and the mouths of large rivers. It lives almost entirely upon fish, which it captures under water by swimming with both wings and feet, sometimes at a considerable depth. In these operations it is very skillful and swift, while its powerful hooked bill forms an effective weapon for seizing and devouring its prey. The young are fed by regurgitation, dur- ing which the infant thrusts its bill far down the throat of the L'otirto^y of Nat. Asso. Aud. Soc- YOONG CORMORANTS They are naked when hatched, and do not leave the nest for about a month. 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 Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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