404 Synopsis of the Birds 



with white ; orbits and pouch black : even in winter no cresi, 

 head, neck and thighs, finely streaked with white. 



Young blackish, beneath whitish ; orbits and pouch yel- 

 lowish. 



Dwarf Shag, Lath, Pelecanus pygmceus, Pallas, Reise. ii. 

 p. 712. pi. G. Carbo pygmceus, Temm. 



Inhabits the north of both continents ? common in northern 

 Asia, and eastern Europe. 



357. Phalacrocorax africanus, Dumont. Bill two inches 

 ong, longer than the head ; tail long, rounded, of twelve 

 feathers; scapulars long, subulate; size very small. 

 Adult black, slightly glossed with green ; throat while. 

 Young blackish, beneath whitish. 



African Shag. Pelecanus africanus, Gm. Lath, uot in 

 my Catalogue. 



Inhabits both continents :* not found in Europe. 



78. TACHYPETES. 



Pelecanus, L. Gm. Lath. Scopoli. Sula, Briss. Fregata, 

 Lacep. Cuv. Dumeril. Halieus, 111. Oken. Tachypetes, Vieill. 

 Temm. Ranz. 



Bill longer than the head, robust, dilated and entire on 

 the margins ; both mandibles strongly hooked and acuminate 

 at the point ; upper unguiculated, very acute, depressed at 



* We are somewhat doubtful, whether this and the preceding species 

 are entitled to a place in this Synopsis, particularly P. pygmasus, of which 

 we have seen but one specimen said to be American, and there is reason 

 to doubt, whether that was really killed in the United States. We have 

 less reason for suspecting the nativity of P. africanus, having seen several 

 reported American, specimens. At all events, in such a case as this, as it 

 is not introducing a nominal species, we have preferred abundance to de- 

 ficiency. A species of this genus which we are not prepared to exem- 

 plify, perhaps the P. brasiliamis, inhabits the United States. 



