DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT 
120. Phalacrocorax auritus. 30 in. 
Tail with 12 feathers; distinguished from the last 
species in any plumage by the shape of the gular sac; 
on the common Cormorant the feathers on the throat 
extend forward to a point, making the hind end of the 
pouch heart-shaped, while in the present species it is 
convex. In breeding plumage, this species has a tuft of 
black feathers on either side of the head. The throat 
pouch is orange yellow; eyes green. These cormorants 
are found to some extent along the Atlantic coast, in 
summer, from Maine northward, but they are chiefly 
birds of the interior, being particularly abundant in 
Manitoba. 
Nest.—On ledges on the coast, and on the ground in 
the interior, or in trees. The nests are made of sticks 
and weeds, shallow, shabby platforms holding 5 or 4 
egos. The eggs are bluish-green and chalky. 
Range.—Breeds from Maine, on the coast, Minnesota 
northward; locally in North Carolina. Winters in the 
Gulf States. 120a., Fla. Cormorant, found in the South 
Atlantie and Gulf States, is smaller. 
