. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. i1 ::| 158 toth'almate swimmers — steganopodes. iijiiji on the borders of the Rio liravo del Norte, in the vicinity of ISIatamoras, and also along the coast of Texas. Eggs in the Smithsonian Collection, procured in Cuba by I'rofessor I'oey, are, in all respects of color and shajie, like those of all the species of this genus, the color being a glaucous white, with cretaceous incrustations. These eggs measure from to inches in length, by from to in breadth. Phalacrocoraz penicil
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. i1 ::| 158 toth'almate swimmers — steganopodes. iijiiji on the borders of the Rio liravo del Norte, in the vicinity of ISIatamoras, and also along the coast of Texas. Eggs in the Smithsonian Collection, procured in Cuba by I'rofessor I'oey, are, in all respects of color and shajie, like those of all the species of this genus, the color being a glaucous white, with cretaceous incrustations. These eggs measure from to inches in length, by from to in breadth. Phalacrocoraz penicillatus. BBANDT'S COBHOBANT. Carbo prniciUntus, Bkandt, IJull. So. Aoud. !St. IVtersb. III. 1838, 55 (patria ignnin). Phal) jictiici/hhis, Hickiim. I'r. I'liilad. Aciul. VII. 1854,178.—UiDcw, Noiii. N. Am. B. 1881, 110. 645. — CouKs, 2d Clieck List, 1882, no. 754. Urile pciiicil/iilim, BoxAi". Consp. II. 1855, 175 (part). Gnicu/us pcnkilhitus, (iUAY, Oen. B. 111. ;», 668. — Lawii. in Baird's B. N. Am. 1858, 880.— Baiui>, Cut. X. Am. 15. 1850, no. 626. — t'Dinw, Kej', 1872, 304 ; Check List, 1873, no. 532. Phuliuroconix rmi-nsendi, AuD. Orn. Biog. V. 1839, 149 ; Synop. 183!», 304 ; B. Am. VI. 1843, 438, pL 418 (= young). Had. Pacific coast of North Aineiica, from Cape St. Lucas to Washin<^toii Territory. Sp. Chak. Tail-feathers, 12. Feathers of tlie throat forming an acute angle anteriorly, those on the malar region forming a shorter angle, e.\tcnding nearly to the base ot the mandible ; bill narrower than deep, the maxillary unguis not arched, but slender and decidedly hooked, the eul- men gently ascendinj^ basally ; both and mandible marked with numerous fine longitudinal sulcalions. Ailult, in full brecdiiKi- jiliiviiKje: Head, neck, and rump soft glossy blue-black, or dark iu- digo-blue, jiassing in- .sensibly into soft dark bottle-green on the lower parts; I'orehead less lustrous and more brownish ; scapulars and wing-cover
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