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BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE CORMORANT. 



FIRST PLUMAGE. 



THE bill dusky, crown and back part of the neck 

 brown, with green reflections; all the upper parts 

 brown, edged with green ; rump of a uniform green- 

 ish colour : all the under parts, from the base 

 of the bill to the vent, are of a greyish brown, 

 varied with whitish : the white predominates on 

 the centre of the breast and belly. 



