. Birds. Birds. ;e. 339. Fig. 78.âPlotus melanogaster. Family The Cormorants and Darters are diving fishers with black or blackish plumage on the upper parts, and very often on the lower also. They have a longish neck, a somewhat slender and elongate bill, and stiff tail-feathers. The nostrils are small and not per- vious. Cervical vertebrae 20. Ambiens, femoro-caudal, and semi- tendinosus muscles present, the two accessory thigh-muscles â wanting. Syringeal muscles present. There are two subfamilies thus distinguished; each contains a single genus:â Bill hoo
. Birds. Birds. ;e. 339. Fig. 78.âPlotus melanogaster. Family The Cormorants and Darters are diving fishers with black or blackish plumage on the upper parts, and very often on the lower also. They have a longish neck, a somewhat slender and elongate bill, and stiff tail-feathers. The nostrils are small and not per- vious. Cervical vertebrae 20. Ambiens, femoro-caudal, and semi- tendinosus muscles present, the two accessory thigh-muscles â wanting. Syringeal muscles present. There are two subfamilies thus distinguished; each contains a single genus:â Bill hooked at tips, margins of com- missure smooth Phalacrocoracince, p. 340. Bill straight, pointed, margins toothed. Ploiinx, p. 343. z2. 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 Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911; Blandford, William Thomas, 1832-1905. London, Taylor and Francis
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