. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . tt< A - Salton Sink, California. W. L. Salton Sea, California. J. Orinnell. Farallon Cormorant. For DESCRfPTION SEE PAGE 334. LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 259 but in tluit bay and in Hasslers Cove, on the island, fish were found veryplentiful, and always hungry, showing that the birds do not seriously lessenthe number of fish. Referring to the early morning flight witnessed at this island, he writes: From the hills there poured a steady stream
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . tt< A - Salton Sink, California. W. L. Salton Sea, California. J. Orinnell. Farallon Cormorant. For DESCRfPTION SEE PAGE 334. LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 259 but in tluit bay and in Hasslers Cove, on the island, fish were found veryplentiful, and always hungry, showing that the birds do not seriously lessenthe number of fish. Referring to the early morning flight witnessed at this island, he writes: From the hills there poured a steady stream of cormorants, flying abouteight or ten abreast. This stream poured from these hills continuously andreached as far as we could see, toward the bay of San Quentin. The streamwas lilie a great blaclJ ribbon that waved in the breeze and reached to thehorizon. It was truly a wonderful sight. The birds kept coming as thoughthere were no limit to their numbers. At about seven-thirty a stream began to return, each individual heavilyladen with fish. The ribbon of birds was now double—one part leaving andthe other returning. The fiow of birds was continuous during
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