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HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA. 



CORMORANT. 



seen in the vicinity of Boston on bare and rocky 

 islands, nearly throughout the year, and in all places 

 appear shy, retiring and sedentary, enduring the most 

 severe weather with impunity, and only removing sea 

 wards or south in the depth of winter for the purpose 

 of acquiring food. Mr. Aububon found them breeding 

 on the ledges of almost inaccessible rocks at Grand 

 Manan Isle, in the Bay of Fundy. Their eggs are 

 three to five, white, roughened with a calcareous in 

 crustation, and small for the size of the bird. They 

 appear very wary and shy, and feed their young with 



