382 



I'HALACROCORACID.?;. 



Adult in breeding -jplmnarje [October-December]. Verj- similar 

 to P. vtgua, but altogether smaller. Iris green ; gular sac 

 orange. 



Adult in non-hreeding plumage [March]. The sides of the head, 

 neck, and chest brown ; the white band bordering the bare throat 

 absent, as likewise the long decomposed white feathers forming the 

 ear-tufts. The tiny white plumules are, however, still present. 

 Tail composed of 12 feathers. 



Adult male. Total length about 28 inches, culmen 1 -75-1 -85, 

 wing 10-5, tail 6-4, tarsus 1-95. 



Adult female. Total length about 26 inches, culmen 1-65-1-7, 

 wing 10, tail 5-8-6-3, tarsus 1*8. 



Immature birds. Kesemble the young of P. vigua of the same 

 age. Iris green ; bill dark fleshy, culmen and upper part of lower 

 mandible dusky ; gular sac brownish ; feet deep black {Sumichrastt). 



Nab. Gulf of Mexico ; Texas, West Mexico, and Ceiitral America 

 as far east as Nicaragua ; Cozumel Island, Cuba, and San Salvador. 



Culm. Wing. Tail. 

 a. cJvixad.sk. 1-65 10-5 64 



b. J vix ad. 

 sk. _ 



c. 5 imm. sk. 



d. 2 vix ad. 



sk. 



e. (S ad. sk. 



/. 5 ad. sk. 



ff. J ad. sk. 



h. (S ad. sk. 



i. 2 iumi- sk. 



A:. J imm. sk. 

 /. J vix ad. sk. 



m. 2 '^''^ ^^■ 



sk. 

 n. 2 ad. sk. 



1-75 10-.3 6-4.5 



1-75 9-5 5-5 in 



n 

 1-6 100 5-9 



Dlllt. 



175 10-1 G-2 in 



moult. 



1-7 



9-8 5-8 



1-75 lO-o 6-45 



17 10-4 5-8 very 

 worn. 



1-8 9-5 5-0 in 



moult. 



1-75 10-2 0-15 



1-6j 9-7 6-1 worn. 



17 9-6 6-3 



1-65 100 60 



Brownsville, Texas, 



March 21 {F. B. 



Armstrong). 

 Brownsville, Texas, 



March 21 (i'.i?.^.). 

 Brownsville, Texas, 



March 21 (i^.5.^.). 

 Aransas Bay, Texas, 



June 2 (F. B. A.). 

 Corpus Christi, 



Texas, Oct. 6 (JP. 



B. A.). 

 Corpus Christi, 



Texas, Oct. 18 {F. 



B. A.). 

 Corpus Christi, 



Texas, Dec. 14 {F. 



B.A.). 

 Corpus Christi, 



Texas, Dec. 23 (F. 



B. A.). 

 ^^alles, San Luis Po- 



tosi. May ( W. B. 



Richardson). 

 Tampico, E. Mexico, 



June ( W. B. It.). 

 Presidio,Mexico,Jan. 



2 (A. Forrer). 

 Presidio,Mexico,Feb. 



1 (A. F.). 

 Santana, nr. Guad- 

 alajara, Jalisco, W. 



Mexico, April 3 



( W. Lloyd). 



Salvin-Godman 

 CoU. 



Salvin-Godiuan 



Coll. 

 Salvin-Godniau 



CoU. 

 Salvin-Godman 



Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman 



Coll. 



Salvin-Godman 

 Coll. 



Salvin-Godman 

 Coll. 



Salvin-Godman 

 Coll. 



Salvin-Godmau 

 Coll. 



Salvin-Godman 



Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman 

 , Coll. 

 Salvin-Godruan 



CoU. 

 Salvin-Godman 



Coll. 



