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Family Phalacrocoracidae — The 

 Cormorants. 



Two species occur on the New Jersey coast. 



39, I*halacrocorax carbo (LiiNN.). Common Cormorant. 



Breeding Range — Northern New England to Greenland, N. Europe, etc. 

 Winter Distribution — Southward on the Atlantic coast to New Jersey. 



Rare migrant and perhaps also a winter visitant on the coast, asso- 

 ciating with the following species. We know of no record of its 

 capture. 



40. JPhalacrocorax dilophus (Sw. & Rich.). Double- 

 crested Cormorant. 



Breeding Range — Bay of Fundy, northward. 

 Winter Distribution — Southward to Maryland. 



Common along the New Jersey coast during migrations and occurs' 

 also in winter ; occasional on tiie lower Delaware river. 



A few remain all summer at Beach Haven, N. J. (Rhoads), and 

 one was seen at Athmtic City, June 19, 1892 (^Stone), but we can 

 find no indications of their ever breedinji there. 



Family Pelecanidae — The Pelicans. 



Both species of Pelicans which are found in eastern North 

 America iiave been refjorted in former years as rare visiters on the 

 coast of New Jersey, but neither is likely to occur again. 



\_4zl.'] I*elecanus erythi'orhynchos Gmel. White Pel- 

 ican. 



Breeding Range — Western U. S. and Gulf Coast. 

 Winter Distribution — Tropical America. 



Casual straggler in former years. Turnbull (1869) says that this 

 species has been seen at rare intervals on the Delaware and near 

 Cape May, and Dr. C. C. Abbott {Birds of N. J.) mentions a 



