318 THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



The Pitt Island Shag. 



Phalacrocorax oiislowi. 



Colours like the last, but the white patch on the back is sometimes 

 wanting. Skin on the face orange, the eyelids blue; some yellow caruncles 

 at the base of the bill. Legs and feet orange. Head crested. Eye brown. 

 Length of the Aving, 10.4 in. ; of the tarsus, 2.5 in. Egg — White; length, 

 2.45 in. Pitt Island, Chatham Group. See page 312. 



The Bounty Island Shag. 

 Phalacrocorax ra)ifurh)i. 



Colours like the last, but no dorsal white patch, and no caruncles. 

 Skin on the face crimson with black dots, the eyelids purple; legs and 

 feet flesh colour; eye brown. Length of the wing, 11.25 in.; of the tarsus, 

 .2.25 in. The birds are crested in August. Young — with the upper surface, 

 the sides of the head, and the neck greyish brown. Chin, breast, and 

 abdomen white. Skin on the face brown, the eyelids purple; chin pouch 

 grey. Legs and feet pale flesh-colour. Bounty Islands. 



The Rough-faced Shag. 



Phalacrocorax caruncuJatus. 



Colours like the last, but a wide dorsal patch always present, and the 

 nasal caruncles well developed. Skin on the face chocolate brown, the 

 eyelids bright blue; the caruncles orange. Legs and feet pale flesh-colour. 

 Usually there is no trace of a crest, but occasionally a vestigial one 

 occurs. Eye brown. Length of the wing, 12.3 in.; of the tarsus, 2.6 in. 

 Egg — White; length, 2.5 in. Breeds at White Eocks in Pelorus Sound. 

 Eggs and young in the middle of July. P. huttoni, of Buller, is the 

 young of this species. 



The Macquarie Island Shag. 



PJialacrocorax traversi. 



LTpper surface black; bluish on the liead, neck, and lower back; 

 greenish brown on the back and wings. A narrow white alar bar. Lower 

 surface white, the white extending over more than half the neck. A patch 

 of bluish black on the thighs. Skin on the face dark blue, with nvmierous 

 red or orange caruncles behind the nostrils; cliin pouch dark, spotted with 

 orange. Legs and feet flesh-colour. A small crest on the head. Length of 

 the wing, 12 in.; of the tarsus, 1.7 in.; of the bill, 2 in. Macquarie Island. 



