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THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



there are a number of wliite plumules on the head and neck. Skin on the 

 sides of the face, brownish black. Legs and feet, black. Eye, deep green. 

 Length of the wing, about lOin: of the tarsus, L75in. ; of the bill, 1.75 in. 

 Java to Australia, New Caledonia, and Norfolk Island. 



In New Zealand a single colony of little black shags is known 

 at the Bay of Islands ; probably this bird is a late arrival from 

 Norfolk Island. 



Pitt Island Shag. 



Frilled Shag. 



The Frilled Shag. 



Phalacrocorax melanolcucus. 



Above black; below white. The feathers on each side of the neck 

 lengthened in the breeding season. Thighs with a black patch. Bill,, 

 yellowish. Skin on the face, dull olive; that on the chin, yellow. Legs, 

 and feet, black. Eye, dark brown. Length of the wing, 9 in. ; of the- 



