THE BIRD BOOK 



CORMORANTS. Family PHALACROCORACID^ 



Cormorants have a more bulky body than do the Anhingas; their tail is 

 shorter and the bill strongly hooked at the tip. Cormorants are found in 

 nearly all quarters of the globe. ¥hey are very gregarious and most species 

 are maritime. They feed upon fish Vi^hich they catch by pursuing under water. 

 Most of the Cormorants have green eyes. 





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