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of the many observed, one or two birds, 

 apparently matured, had on their breasts a few 

 white feathers, and one of the birds, I remember, 

 had white markings of zebra-like pattern. On 

 the nest the Frilled Shag is more restless than 

 his Pied relative, and keeps constantly glancing 

 from side to side. The nest is less than half the 

 size of that of the larger bird, but similar in 

 material, structure, and lining. The eggs are 

 smaller and of a rather deeper blue. I have seen 

 the Frilled Shag on its nest, puffing out the 

 white feathers on either side of the head 

 immediately behind the eye, until it markedly 

 resembled pictures of the rattle snake, with 

 distended cheeks, and about to strike. 



My notes on the White-throated Shag are 

 even more scanty. Upon our first visit to the 

 big shaggery, one of this breed was sitting on 

 three eggs and one newly-hatched chick ; but the 

 stage, fatal to the Frilled Shag, also spoiled our 

 chances with this representative of the White- 

 throated species. It also has the power of 

 erecting a small parallel crest above the bill, and 

 in lieu of the frog-like noise and bellowings of 

 the Pied Shag, has a sort of yap: "Kow, kow, 

 kow," repeated, and another call: "Ft, ft, ft." 



After September, from fear of disturbance, 

 we abstained for nearly a month from even a 

 passing glance at the large shaggery in the north- 

 west arm of Paterson Inlet. No fresh nests, 

 however, were begun during these weeks; 

 nor did the birds of any sort appear to 

 be desirous of breeding ; and I came to the con- 

 clusion, that by September the nesting season of 

 these inlet Shags was practically finished. The 

 quantity of smaller nests proved that a consider- 



