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Map 45 shows the distribution of c and d, the 

 purely Australian species. 



"A" is the bird of utility value; Manchurians 

 turning it to account as a bread winner for the 

 human family. It certainly is a clever fisher in 

 the rivers, trained to use a boat as vantage ground. 

 Fishing in this way is a common practice along 

 the tributaries of the Amur River, across which 

 Australian migratory birds annually pass. 



In the southern hemisphere it is most numerous 

 in Tasmania, getting less in quantity as the Equa- 

 tor is approached. 



Although a greedy eater of fish it is a large con- 

 sumer of the enemies of fish. On isolated islands 

 away from the haunts of man I have found the 

 cormorant a fearless bird, while in its nesting 

 colonies. 



"a" is the largest, "c" the smallest, "d" the most 

 common of the Australian species. 



