418 THE CORMORANT. 



is something so unearthly about him, as he is seen 

 reposing on a rock, when gorged with food; his slouch- 

 ing form, his wet and vapid wings dangling from his 

 sides to catch the breeze, while his weird, haggard, 

 wildly-staring, emerald-green, eyes scowl about in all 

 directions. 



The Cormorant. 



The quantities of fish one of these birds will devonr 

 is astonishing three or four pounds a day, or about 



