. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 6 PHALACEOCOEACIDffi PHALACEOCOEAX Hellmayr. Journ. OrnUh. 1902, p. 236 [Zwartkops] ; Oatei. Cat. B- Eggs, ii. p. 199 (1902). " Cape Cormorant" of some authors. Description. Adult.—General colour above and below tbroughout black, slightly glossed with purplish ; the feathers of the sides of the back and wing-coverts bronzy-greenish, edged with black; chest and fore-neck paler than the other parts of the body, of a dark sepia brown ; tail of fourteen Fig. 2.—Head of Phalaerocorax capensis. Iris green ; bill slaty-black; naked skin of the
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 6 PHALACEOCOEACIDffi PHALACEOCOEAX Hellmayr. Journ. OrnUh. 1902, p. 236 [Zwartkops] ; Oatei. Cat. B- Eggs, ii. p. 199 (1902). " Cape Cormorant" of some authors. Description. Adult.—General colour above and below tbroughout black, slightly glossed with purplish ; the feathers of the sides of the back and wing-coverts bronzy-greenish, edged with black; chest and fore-neck paler than the other parts of the body, of a dark sepia brown ; tail of fourteen Fig. 2.—Head of Phalaerocorax capensis. Iris green ; bill slaty-black; naked skin of the throat and round the eye yellow ; legs black. Length about 25-0; wing 10-75 ; tail 4-5 ; culmen 2-5 ; tarsus 2-0. Young birds are paler throughout, the foreneck and chest being very pale brown. The iris is greyish at first but gradually becomes green. Distribution.—The Trek Duiker is found all along the coasts of Southern Africa as far north as the Congo on the west, but not beyond Durban on the east so far as we at present know. It is most abundant on the western coast from Table Bay to Walvisch Bay, and is found nesting on the following islands commencing in the north. Prom all these islands guano is collected after the birds have finished breeding. Mercury Isle (25° 49' S. lat.), Ichaboe and Possession (only a few), Pomoma and Sinclair on the coast of. 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 Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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