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and May ; Aug. to Nov. Sing Sing, A. V., June. Cambridge, casual, OM 

 instance, Sept 



.\t*t, of sticks, seaweed, etc., on Uie ledges of i-linV, low t>uh<, bushy 

 tree*, or on the ground. /.</</, two to four, similar in color to those of the 

 preceding, *40 x 1-40. 



Tliis la the common Cormorant of the middle Eastern Slate*. We 

 see it chiefly a* migrant when in flocks of varying size it passe* far 

 overhead, or pauses to rest on our shores. In migrating the flock 

 is funned in a long line, comparatively few birds deep. On the wing 

 they bear a general resemblance to large Ducks. 



120a>. P. d. floridanua ( AuJ.). FLORIDA CORMORANT. Resembles 

 the preceding |H-oi.- in ..l..r, but U amuller. W., 12-00; T., 5'50; B., 8-10. 



This is an abundant bird on the Florida coast and westward along 

 the shores of the Gulf. Almost every buoy in the harbors of Florida 

 is capped by a Cormorant. They are shy birds, but may easily be se- 

 cured by placing traps on the buoys or snags, to which they regularly 

 return to roost 



The MEXICAN CORMORANT (121. Pkalacrocorax rm-sicaniu)* specie* 

 found on the west Gulf count and southward sometime* wanders up the Mis- 

 sissippi as far as Illinois. 



FAMILY PELECANID^E. PELICANS. 



The twelve known species of Pelicans are distributed throughout 

 the warmer parts of the world. Three species are North American, 

 of which two are exclusively maritime, while the third is found l*>th 

 on the coast and in the interior. Pelicans are gregarious and nest in 

 large colonies. Their flight is strong but leisurely, six or seven wing- 

 strokes being followed by a short sail, all the members of a flock flap- 

 ping and sailing in unison. They feed on fish, for which some species 

 plunge from the air, while others capture small fry with their scoop- 

 like pouches while swimming. 



125. Pelecanus erythrorhync.hu* Gmtl. AMERICAN WHITE 

 PELICAN. Ad. in brttdimj plumaye. White, primaries black, whitish at 

 the bate; an occipital crest and a horny i-nuiiim-in-i- on the bill. .(/. in 

 WIN/IT. Similar, but without the crest or horny prominence. Int. Similar, 

 but top of the head brownish gray. L., 60-00; W., 22-00; Tar., 4-50; B., 

 14-00. 



Ra*g, North America, now rare or accidental on the Atlantic coast; 

 breed* from southern Minnesota northward ; winters along the Gulf coast. 



Washington, casual, four records. Long Inland, A. V. 



ffut, of small sticks, on the frmund. /.';/:/. two to four, creamy or bluish 

 white with a chalky deposit, more or less stained, 3-45 x 2-30. 



