Family AXHIXGIOS3. 

 WATER-TURKEY; SNAKE-BIRD; DARTER 



118. Anhinga anhinga. 35 in. 



Form slender. Plumage black and white 

 as shown. White plumes on the neck in 

 summer. Tail long, feathers being curiously 

 crimped. Expert divers and swimmers. 



Nest. Of sticks and weeds in bushes over 

 water. Four bluish eggs with chalky deposit. 



Range. Breeds from N. Car. and southern 

 111. southward. Resident in southern states. 

 Family PHALACROCORACID^3. 

 CORMORANT. 



119. Phalacrocorax carbo. 36 in. 



Neck and underparts glossy black. Back 

 brownish. White plumes on neck and patch 

 on flanks during summer. Tail short and 

 stiff. 



Nest. Of sticks and seaweed on ledges 

 of sea cliffs. Four bluish chalk-covered eggs. 



Range. Northern Hemisphere. Breeds 

 from Nova Scotia to Greenland. Winters 

 south to Long Island. 31 



