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the lower greyish-brown, with the throat and part of the 

 breast inclining to white. The imbricated feathers of the 

 upper parts are not margined Avith a villous band as in the 

 adult, the tips of the filaments being glossy and of a brownish 

 colour, terminated with pale brownish-grey. The lower 

 mandible and the sides of the upper are brownish-flesh- 

 colour, with transverse dusky markings, the ridge brown. 

 The feet blackish externally, but inclining to flesh-colour on 

 the inner side. 



Progress toward Maturity. — In their first winter the 

 young are as follows : — The bill very slender, dusky brown 

 above, brownish-flesh-colour on the sides and beneath, with 

 faint dusky markings on the lower mandible. The feet 

 black externally, dusky brown internally ; the claws black. 

 The membrane of the lower jaw orange, the skin at its base 

 yellow, around the eye dusky. The upper part of the head 

 greenish-brown ; the hind-neck of a darker green ; the 

 middle and hind parts of the back as in the adult, but with 

 a tinge of blue ; the imbricated feathers dark green, w ith 

 the margins still glossy, but deep black ; the primary quills 

 and tail-feathers brownish-black, with a tinge of grey. A 

 small part of the throat is greyish-white ; the fore-neck and 

 breast greenish-brown ; the hind parts and sides darker and 

 blackish-green. At this period the bill appears to have 

 attained its full length; but being very slender, contrasts so 

 with that of the old birds, that it seems at first sight to 

 belong to a diflerent species. The nostrils are closed by the 

 time when the young is fully fledged. 



Remarks. — A bird very nearly allied to this, named 

 Phalacrocorax Desmarestii, has been described by M. Tem- 

 minck and figured by Mr, Gould ; but the former naturalist 

 finally remarks that, having compared specimens with those 

 of Phalacrocorax cristatus from Iceland and Feroe, he thinks 

 the southern bird the same, the only difference being that 

 the young of the year have more white beneath. If Mr. 

 Gould's figure be correct, the species, however, must be dis- 

 tinct; for among the great numbers of Crested Cormorants 



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