CORMORANT. 



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mingled with lumps of turf. On this is laid one egg, 

 white or greenish white in colour, but 'which soon 

 becomes stained or soiled. If this egg is removed the 

 bird will lay again. It is said that a large number of 

 the eggs of these birds are unfruitful. 



The general colour of the Gannet is pure white, 

 but the outer wing feathers are black. 



CORMORANT. 



PHALACROCORAX CARBO. 



Family Peleconid^. Genus Phalacrocorax. 



Crested Comorant— Great Black Comorant— Cole Goose— 

 Skart. 



The Comorant is a resident bird in our islands, and 

 may be found wherever rocky coasts abound. This 

 bird is often found some way inland near our lakes 

 and rivers, but its home is really in the vicinity of the 

 sea. 



Fish is its food, and for this it will dive, swimming 

 with wonderful ease under water, and using its wings 



