THE BIRD BOOK 



CORMORANTS. Family PHALACROCORACID^E 



Cormorants have a more bulky body than do the Anhingas; their tail is 

 shorter and the bill strongly hooked at the tip. Cormorants are found in 

 nearly all quarters of the globe. They are very gregarious and most species 

 are maritime. They feed upon fish which they catch by pursuing under water. 

 Most of the Cormorants have green eyes. 



