PELECANID^:. 



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THE COMMON CORMORANT. 



Phalacrcjcorax CARiiO (Linnaeus). 



The Great, or Black Cormorant, as it is sometimes called, to dis- 

 tinguish it from the Green Cormorant or Shag, is found in con- 

 siderable numbers along the greater part of the British coast, 

 except between the Thames and the liumber ; while from Flam- 

 borough northward to Caithness it is more abundant than its 

 congener. In the Shetlands, Orkneys, Hebrides, and along the 

 open coast of the western side of Scotland, it is, as a rule, in a 

 minority : and the same may be said of Wales, the south coast 

 of England, the Channel Islands, and some parts of Ireland. On 

 the other hand, the Cormorant has many nesting-places inland ; 

 notably the bold rock near Towyn known as Craig-y-dcryn, Castle 

 Martyr in co. Cork, and Lough Attymas in co. Mayo. 



This species is found in the Faeroes, Iceland, and Greenland up 



