. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. io6 Birds of Canada. rivers, and threatening destruction to all the finny tribe. The Common Cormorant is thirty-seven inches in length; the color, bluish-black, gular- sac, yellow, with a broad white band at the DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT. Gractibis dilophus.—The Double-crested Cormorant. This species is not so well known as the pre- ceding. Its habits are similar to the Common Cormorant. Breeds in Labrador. The head, neck, lo


. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. io6 Birds of Canada. rivers, and threatening destruction to all the finny tribe. The Common Cormorant is thirty-seven inches in length; the color, bluish-black, gular- sac, yellow, with a broad white band at the DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT. Gractibis dilophus.—The Double-crested Cormorant. This species is not so well known as the pre- ceding. Its habits are similar to the Common Cormorant. Breeds in Labrador. The head, neck, lower part of the back, and entire under surface, is greenish-black ; upper mandible, dark brown ; lower, yellow ; iris, green ; legs, and feet, black ; gular sac, orange; behind each eye is a tuft of loose feathers, which form the 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 Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897. Toronto : H. Rowsell


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