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KEY TO THE ^^'ATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



into green at the tip; gular sac yellow. In winter the male loses the white liair-like feathers on 

 the neck: middle tail feathers showing transverse fluting. 



Adult female : Head, neck, and breast buff color, darker on the nape. 



Length, 33.50 : Wing, 13.50: Tail. 10.50: Tarsus. 1.35: Bill. 3.25. 



Ranges on the Atlantic coast from Florida to the Carolinas. It is 

 resident and breeds in Florida, building its nest on some limb overhanging 

 water. The eggs are usually two or three and chalk\- white, having a 

 bluish tinire. 



Family PHALACROCORACID.F:. Cormorants. 



Genus PHALACROCORAX Brisson. 



PHALACROCORAX DILOPHUS FL0RIDANU5 {And.). 

 Florida Cormorant. 



Adult ill suiiimei- : General plumage black : back and wing coverts slaty brown : tail consists 

 of twelve feathers. 



Length. 36; Wing. 12: Tail. 5.75 : Hill. 2.20. 



Connnon on the Florida coast. It breeds in the State, the nest being 

 built on bushes or trees. The eggs are dirty white with a bluish tinge. 



