I. PHALACROCORAX. 



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Graculus diniidiatus, llosenh. Malay. Arch. p. 279 (1878-9) [Celebes]. 

 Carbo melanurus, Bcntat. Dni/boek, p, 119 (1888) [Sorong]. 

 Gmculus (Melauocurbo) melanoloucus, Bernst. Daijboek, p. 119 (1883) 

 [Sorong]. 



Adult ill hreeding-plumarie. Crown, nape, back of the neck, and 

 upper parts shining black, with a dull greenish gloss ; remainder of 

 plumage white, except the vent and under tail-coverts, which are 

 sooty black ; feathers at the base of the culmen white ; wing-coverts 

 and scapulars shining greyish black, margined with black ; feathers 

 on the forehead forming a short crest, the longest of which are less 

 than an inch long ; the white feathers on the sides of the head and 

 neck considerably lengthened and forming a kind of maue on each 

 side of the neck ; black feathers on the top of the head and neck 

 ornamented with scattered narrow white plumes. Tail composed 

 of 12 feathers. Iris dark brown ; bill yellow, except the culmen, 

 which is dark horn-colour ; lores and skin round eye dull olive ; 

 throat yellow ; legs and feet black. Total length in flesh 23 inches, 

 culmen 1-2, wing 8-8-9, tail 5-8-6, tarsus 1-45, outer toe and 

 claw 2-8. 



Adult in non-hreeding plumar/e. The black feathers of the crest 

 and white feathers forming the lateral manes are much shorter, and 

 the narrow white feathers on the top of the head and back of the 

 neck are absent. 



A youwj example has the black feathers of the crown extending 

 to the base of the culmen ; the top of the head and back of the neck 

 margined with pale brown, and the upper back, wing-coverts, and 

 scapulars with brownish white ; the feathers of the underparts, 

 especially those of the chest and breast, yellowish brown towards 

 the extremity. 



Hah. Coasts and rivers of Australia, ranging east to New Zealand 

 and New Caledonia, north to New Guinea, the Moluccas, and Pelew 

 Islands, west to Lombok. 



a. Ad. sk. 

 h. Ad. sk. 



c. Ad. St. 



d. Tmm. sk. 



e. 5 imm. sk. 



/. $ ad. sk. 



g. Ad. sk. 

 h. V'ix ad. sk. 



Pelew Islands. 

 Celebes. 

 Celebes. 

 Halmahera. 



Batjan. 



Ceram. 



Australia. 

 W. Australia. 



i, k. S ^'ix ad. et Fitzroy River, North-west 

 $ imm. sk. Australia, Oct. ( 7'. U. 



Botcyer Bower). 

 I. (J ad. sk. GulfofCavpentaria,lat.l7°30', 



long. 142^ Sept. 18. 

 m. 5 imm. sk. Horn Island, Torres Straits, 



Sept. {Ur. Coppinyer). 



Mr. Cohen [C.]. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Leiden Museum [P.]. 

 A. R. Wallace, Esq. 



[C.]. 

 A. R. Wallace, Esq. 



rc.]. 



A. "R. Wallace, Esq. 



[C.]- 

 Purchased. 

 Governor of West 



Australia [P.]. 

 Capt. Bowyer Bower 



[P.]. 



J. K. Elsey, Esq. [P.]. 



Voyage of H.M.S. 

 'Alert.' 



