BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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to thirty-six inches. The female resembles male. The 

 young are dark brown above, with a bronze tinge ; under 

 parts, brownish-white, variegated with darker brown. 



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Thp: Shag {Phahicrocorax gracuius, Linnxnis) is a resident 

 in the British Isles, but shifts locally about a great deal 

 during autumn and winter ; it is also an inhabitant of 

 Western Europe. The adult in summer has the general 

 colour rich dark green, wilii reflections of bronze and 

 purple; feathers of back, margined witii black; primaries 



