Vol. XVI. 1 White, Food of Cormorants. yg 



No. 6, c?- — Soft parts same as No. 2. Stomach contents, one 



weed-fish. 

 No. 7 (sex ?) — Iris sea green, bare space in front of eye orange, 



bare space roinicl eye bine, lower part of eyelid green ; gular 



pouch pink ; bill bluish-lilack. tip horn colour : feet black. 



Stomach contents, weed-fish. 

 No. 8, (J. — Soft parts same as No. 7. Stomach contained one 



flat he ad. 

 No. 9, c?. — Soft parts same as No. 7. Stomach contained one squid. 

 No. 10 (sex ?) — Soft parts same as No. 2. Stomach contained 



one squid. 

 No. II, (?. — Soft parts same as No. 2. One flathead in stomach. 

 No. 12, (J. — Soft parts same as No. 2. Stomach contained four 



weed-fish, one leather] acket. 

 No. 13, cJ. — Soft parts same as No. 2. Stomach contained one 



toad-fish and other fish remains. 

 No. 14, S- — Soft parts same as No. 2. Length, 33" ; wing, 21" ; 



wing span, 48". Stomach contained three weed-fish. 

 No. 15, (S. — Soft parts same as No. 2. Stomach contained one 



flathead and one weed-fish. 

 No. 16, <^. — Soft parts same as No. 7. Stomach contained weed- 

 fish. 

 No. 17, (^. — Soft parts same as No. 7. Stomach contained one 



tommy-rough and one weed-fish. Length. 29" ; wing. 



21^" ; wing span, 46". 

 No. 18, (?• — Soft parts same as No. 7. Stomach contained one 



large weed-fish. 

 No. 19, $. — Iris sea green ; bill dark bluish-black ; bare space in 



front of eye, and extended round to the back of the eye, 



orange ; bare space below eye very bright and iridescent 



shades of blue and green, being very beautiful ; gular pouch 



purplish-red ; feet black. Length, 3oi" : wing, 22" ; wing 



span, 48". One flathead in stomach. This bird would have 



laid within a fortnight. 

 No. 20, (J. — Soft parts same as No. 7. Stomach contents, two 



tommy-roughs, one weed-fish. Length, 32" ; wing, 23^" ; 



wing span, 49". 

 No. 21, (^. — Soft parts same as No. 2. Stomach contained one 



flathead, one weed-fish. Length. 32i" ; wing, 22" ; wing 



span, 48". 

 No. 22, (J. — Soft parts same as No. 2. Stomach contained two 



squids. Length, 34" ; wing, 22" ; wing span, 48". 

 No. 24, ?. — Soft parts same as No. 7. Stomach contained one 



flathead and a weed-fish. Length, 30" ; wing, 21" ; stretch, 



45"- 



No. 25, cJ. — Soft parts same as No. 2. Stomach contained one 

 flathead. Length, 32I" ; wing. 22" ; stretch of wings, 48". 



No. 27, 9. — Soft parts same as No. 7. Stomach contents, weed- 

 fish, the remains of what ai)peared to be a flathead. 

 Length, 31^" ; wing, 2o|" ; stretch of wings, 47". 



