. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS. 349. i THE CRESTED CORVORANT. The crest is black, and longer than that of the GreatBlack Corvorant: the crown of the head, and nearlythe whole neck, are streaked downwards with scratchesof white and dusky: a white gorget hangs from thecheeks, and covers the chin 5 this is bounded behind bya broadish black fillet, which partly covers the auriculars,and is extended to the corner of each eye: a patch ofwhite feathers covers the hinder part of each thigh : therest of its plumage is the same as that of the precedingspecies
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS. 349. i THE CRESTED CORVORANT. The crest is black, and longer than that of the GreatBlack Corvorant: the crown of the head, and nearlythe whole neck, are streaked downwards with scratchesof white and dusky: a white gorget hangs from thecheeks, and covers the chin 5 this is bounded behind bya broadish black fillet, which partly covers the auriculars,and is extended to the corner of each eye: a patch ofwhite feathers covers the hinder part of each thigh : therest of its plumage is the same as that of the precedingspecies ^ its character is also similar. 2x2 350 BRITISH BIRDS. It is not yet clearly ascertained whether this is a varie-ty of the last, or a distinft species, or whether it is theCorvorant in the garb of its highest adult state. Lathaminclines to the latter opinion, and supposes the streakedhead and different markings of its plumage to be acquir-ed only by age. BufFon, in his Planches Enlumineesy hasgiven its figure as the Corvorant; and Pennant, differingfrom them, makes it a spec
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