867, “UREAIGRYELE ide Seieieec ods lege? sol Wee iii 
Brack Guittemor. 
A resident species, often breeding in company with the last ; lays 
two eggs. 
Genus Mureuuus. 
368. MERGULUS ALIN £90 2° eS VoL vee 
Lirrirs AvK. 
Sometimes abundant with us in winter, while in summer it is en- 
gaged in breeding within the arctic circle. 
Genus FRATERCULA. 
369, BRATRROULA ARCTICA. . .  .°. « « % 5 Ol. VelPlo mai 
Purrin. 
Numerous among our sea-bounded rocks in summer, and in 
winter may be found fishing in the bays and shallow portions of our 
seas. 
, Family PELICANIDZ. 
Subfamily GRACULIN. 
That portion of this family forming the Cormorants comprises 
about thirty species. They are spread over the rocky sea-shores of 
the entire globe, with the exception of the ice-bound Poles, In 
Britain we have two species. 
370; IPHATACROCORAX CARBO, "4.25 70). "ey VIO ice emanine 
CorMoRANT. 
A denizen of the British waters generally, from which it is never 
absent. 
371. PHALACROCORAX GRACULUS ; . .» » » » Vol. V. Plies 
Crested Cormorant, or SHAG. 
Also a constant frequenter of every part of the British coasts, 
where it annually breeds. 
Subfamily SULARINUE. 
The Gannets form a small section of the Pelicanidee, They are 
truly oceanic in their habits ; and are almost as widely distributed as 
the Cormorants. In species, however, they are far less numerous, 
only six or seven being known; and should the Australian bird be 
ultimately proved to be identical with our own, then the number 
will be still less. 
8372. SULA BASSANA rrr re ell We et, 
GANNET, or Sotan Goose. 
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