. British nesting birds : a complete record of every species which nests in the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain Identification. COOT AND CORMORANT 27 size; the latter is thirteen inches in length, and the Coot eighteen inches, but the chief characteristic is the white bald patch on the forehead, which has earned for the bird the title of Bald- Headed Coot. Underneath sooty black; above, slate-grey with a thin white bar across the wing; legs and feet dark green. CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo) Local Names.—Cole Goose, Corvorant, Crested Cormorant, Gormer, Great Black Corvorant, Great Blac
. British nesting birds : a complete record of every species which nests in the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain Identification. COOT AND CORMORANT 27 size; the latter is thirteen inches in length, and the Coot eighteen inches, but the chief characteristic is the white bald patch on the forehead, which has earned for the bird the title of Bald- Headed Coot. Underneath sooty black; above, slate-grey with a thin white bar across the wing; legs and feet dark green. CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo) Local Names.—Cole Goose, Corvorant, Crested Cormorant, Gormer, Great Black Corvorant, Great Black and White Cormorant, Great Corvorant, Green Cormorant, Isle of Wight Parson. Xorie, Parson, Scart, Sea Crow, Skart. Haunt.—Sea cliffs and seashore, also large fresh-water lakes. Nesting Period.—April to June. Site of Nest.—Ledges of sea cliffs, tall trees or bushes when nesting inland. A social species, and nests in colonies. Materials Used.—Seaweed, sticks, and dry grass. A large nest. Eggs.—JFour to Six. Whitish, this being caused by a chalky incrustation distributed over the whole shell. When this chalky surface is removed the egg is bluish-green. Food.—Fish, including eels. Voice.—A harsh scream; call-note, " kree," " kraw," or " ; Chief Features.—An expert fisherman. The bird will sit on a rock near the sea for hours at a stretch. Fond of preening its feathers and dozing. When a company are seen parading on the summit of a rock the effect is very curious. The young birds are vociferous and hate being interfered with, species on many parts of our coast. Plumage.—The upper head and neck are black, striated with hair- like white feathers, those on the occiput being elongated, and forming a crest in Spring; white throat; gular pouch yellow; mantle black and bronze-brown; all other parts are black with the exception of a white patch on the thigh, which is assumed early in the Springtime and lost during the Summer. The fe
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