. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . eggsfrom northern latitudes average larger than those from southernlocalities. The measurements of 71 eggs, in the United States Na-tional Museum, average to millimeters; the eggs showingthe four extremes measure by , by , 54 by 37, by 36 millimeters. The sequence of plumages, the behavior and other details of thelife history of the Farallon cormorant are apparently similar tothose of the double-crested cormorant. It is a common and well-known b
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . eggsfrom northern latitudes average larger than those from southernlocalities. The measurements of 71 eggs, in the United States Na-tional Museum, average to millimeters; the eggs showingthe four extremes measure by , by , 54 by 37, by 36 millimeters. The sequence of plumages, the behavior and other details of thelife history of the Farallon cormorant are apparently similar tothose of the double-crested cormorant. It is a common and well-known bird throughout its range. Together with the Brandt cor-morant, with which it is often associated, it is a familiar feature atall seasons along the California coast, frequenting all suitable fishinggrounds about the islands or perching conspicuously on buoys, posts,or floating timbers about the harbors. DISTRIBUTION. Breeding range.—Pacific coast region of United States and inland waters from southern Oregon (Lake Malheur and Klamath U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 121 PL. 51 9V^. .^ALT V^^
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