102 Captain P. P. King on the Animals 



are of a less intense black in the centre than on the margins, and thus 

 give the bird a sort of mottled appearance, as is common in this genus, 

 when viewed in a strong light. The quill feathers underneath are pale 

 fuscous : the under wing coverts deep black. The tail consists of twelve 

 feathers, the shafts of which are much weaker, particularly towards the 

 apex, than in the other species which I have seen of this group : the webs 

 also are much broader, and the apices of them seem not at all worn. The 

 bill, which is unusually rugged, and the legs, are black. The length of 

 the bird is 31 inches; of the bill, 3|; of the wing, from the carpal joint 

 to the extremity of the third quill feather, 11; of the tail, 7J; of the 

 tarsi, 2. 



64. Another species of Corvorant, which I also think new. 



Phalacrocorax atriceps. 



Phal, capite supra corporeque superiors atris, inferiore albo; rostro 

 pedihusque Jlavescentibus, rectricibus duodecim. 



The upper parts of this bird are entirely black, the under white; the 

 line of demarcation being strongly marked between the two colours. 

 The white extends very far back upon the neck, leaving a streak of 

 black, of somewhat more than an inch in width running down the cen- 

 tre of the upper neck. The upper wing coverts, and tail feathers are 

 of a more fuscous colour than the rest of the upper plumage. The 

 tail feathers are twelve in number ; the shafts are strong, the webs nar- 

 row, and much worn. The bill and legs are light coloured, inclining 

 to yellow. The dimensions are nearly the same as those of the last 

 bird, except those of the bill, which is a quarter of an inch longer. This 

 member is quite smooth. 



65. This appears to be a young bird of a species nearly allied to the 

 last. It has however fourteen feathers in the tail instead of twelve. The 

 bill and legs also are much redder than in Phal. atriceps. It also pos- 

 sesses a singular longitudinal white tuft of feathers on each side of the 

 neck, which I have not before observed in this genus. This may be 

 indeed but an appendage of the young bird; but it is too marked a cha- 

 racter in our specimen to be passed over without notice. I am almost 

 doubtful of the propriety of describing this bird; but shall venture to 



