THE CORMORANT. 



Felecanus carbo. 



HIS Im-d is variously Jcnown 

 as the Great Cormorant, the 

 Black Cormorant, etc., and 

 is of very peculiar appear- 

 ance. It is well distributed 

 over Great Britain, and is a 

 well-known hubifnc of* all 

 the wijd and rock y por tions 

 of our sea-coasts. 



The Cormorant closely re- 

 sernbles in general appe;ar- 

 ance the Shag, or Green 

 Cormorant, and no doubt the 

 twTj birds are frequently mis- 

 taken the one for the other. 

 The bird_ under description is, 

 however, larger, blacker in 

 l)lumage, and possesses one 

 or two other characteristics 

 not obseryaJjly i" the Shag. 



The Cormorant is popularly 

 supposed to be possessed of 

 unusual intelligence, and it 

 has for a long time been used 



