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BIRD NOTES: 



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JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB 



Some Interesting Birds. 



Hv \Vii]sLEY T. Page, F.Z.S. Illustrated from ].ife. by 



H. WiLLFORD, 



{Cout'niitcd fr(t))i parjc 2 7,'5). 



TiiK 0()^I^r()^' SirA(; oi' CiuKKN Cormorant {Phahcro- 

 Gora.v (ji-dciihis. Linn.): The Shag is well oH' foi' popular 

 names, loi' it is known as the Scart, Scarf, and Crested Cor- 

 morant, as well as the designations heading this paragraph. 

 In general habits and characteristics it resembles the Common 

 Cormorant {P. oarho), but is a little smaller and has differently 

 hued plumage. In the year 1882, two young P. carhn were 

 hatched out at the London Zoo, thus a description of P. 

 graculus is not out of place in an avicultural journal. 



Description: Adult. Rich dark green with bronzy 

 and purplish reflections, the feathers of the mantle have 

 blackish margins; quills and tail feathers black (the Shag 

 has only firclrc tail feathers, the Common Conuoranf jonr- 

 trni): bill lilack with the base of the lower mandible and inside 

 of mouth chroinc-ycllow; legs and feet black; ii'ides green; 

 naked skin on sides of face black thickly studded with small 

 yellow spots. From January to May a curving forward 

 crest adorns the forehead. Total length 27 inches, wing 10^ 

 inches. 



The s(>xes are alike, liut the male is distinctly the 

 largei- Ivird. 



YoiiiHj: Above l^rown with a gi'cenish tinge; below 

 ashy-brown vaiiegated with bi'own; bill slender with the 

 lower mandible yellow. 



Hanfic- Almost world-wide. l>ut very rai-el.v found 

 on inland waters and may be ti-rnied an esseiitiall\' marine 

 s]HHMes. It is found to a greater oi' lesser dei^Tce all I'ound 

 the rocky coasts of Great Britain. It also freipicnts the 

 coasts of Iceland, Norway, Germany, Channel Islands, Russia, 

 France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, etc. 



