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THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



Spotted Shag. 



Chatham Island Shay 



The Spotted Shag. — Parekareka. 



ritalncrovorax pnnciatns. 

 Above, grey, with black spots. Tail and thighs, black. Below, lead 

 grey. Head and neck, black, with a white stripe down each side of the 

 neck. Head, in the breeding season, with two crests. Skin on the sides of 

 the face, dark bine. Legs and feet, yellow. Eye, green. Length of the 

 wing, 9.3 in.; of the tarsus, 2.25 in. In the young the upper surface is 



