118 



CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



1' . ii 



749. Pelecanus fuscus L. Bcic. c 527. R64i. 



Brown Pelican. 



750. Phalacrocorax carbo (L.) Leach. B C20. c 528. R G42. 



Common Corniorunt. 



751. Phalacrocorax dilophus (Sw.) Nutt. B C23. c 530. u 04:5. 



Double-crested Cormorant. 



752. Phalacrocorax dilophus cincinnatus (Brandt) RUlg. n ivi2. c 52!). 



Wliite-tufte<l Cormorant. [U (ii;;6. 



753. Phalacrocorax dilophus floridanus (Bartr.) Coues. B 024. c saoo. u 04^0. 



Florida Cormorant. 



754. Phalacrocorax mexicanus (Brandt.) S. & S. i! 025. <: 5;!i. u 044. 



Mexican Cormorant, 



755. Phalacrocorax penicillatus (Brandt) Iloenn. b C2c. c 532. 11645. 



Tufted Cormorant. 



756. Phalacrocorax perspicillatus Tall, b (121. c 533. u 048. 



Pall".s's Cormorant. 



757. Phalacrocorax bicristatus Pall, b — . c 534. u 047. 



Red-faced Cormorant. 



758. Phalacrocorax violaceus (Gm.) Ridg. b 027. c 535. n 646. 



Violct-grcea Cormorant. 



749. 

 750. 





751. 

 752. 



753. 

 754. 

 755. 



758. 

 757. 



758. 



P. fus'-cQs. Lat.. /((srus, fuscous, dark. 



Phal-a-cr6'-c6r-ax car-bo. Or. tpaKaxpoKopa^, Lat. jilml'irriKnr<tx, a coniHiraiit ; from 

 <pa\aKp6s, V)alil, and Kopa^, a ravon. C'oiiii)arL' PlidldrDpiis, No. (JOi. Tlic cormorant was 

 often calk'il "sea-crow," anil "cormorant" is nothing but romts miin'iiits ; h'r. foniionin ; 

 Ital. corvo nmriiio ; Span, ciieiro vuirino or ciicn . cairn (l)ald-headud crow). — Lat. cuibo, a 

 coal, cliarcoal; whence carbon; from tlie black color. 



Tlie cormorants are all given as (imciiliis in the orig. ed. But this was according 

 to a way which li. IS. (iray had of determining the types of gen( ra, whicli lias been 

 founil not available. 0V(R'»/»»' signities that the bird is so like a crow in color; ef. Lng- 

 lisii " sea-crow," above. 



P. dr-16ph-us. Gr. Si's, twice, and \6<pos, crest. 



P. d. cin-cin-na'-tQs. Lat. rinriiinatiis, having curly hair; Lat. cinciiiiiiis, dr. KtKivvoi, a, 



curly lock. 

 P. d. flo-rl-da'-nus. To Florida. Barlram named the bird before Auihdion did. 



P. mex-!-ca'-niis. To ^lexico. See Slalio, No. 28. 



P. pe-nl-cil'-la'-tils. Lat. pmli-Uhnn, a pencil, or painter's brush ; equivalent to pinintlus, 

 •A little brush; this from pniis.n tail, or the male organ: comjiare pniilin, I hang; as 

 something jjcndent or appendaged. The reference is to the tufts of lengthened feathers 

 on the bird. 



P. per-splc-Il-la'-tQs. Sec (Edania, No. 739. 



P. bi-cris-ta'-tiis. Lat. his, twice, and rristntus, crested. Ivxaetly equal to the Or. St\o<pos. 



P. vI-0-la'-c6-Qs. Lat. viulaceus, violct-colorcd ; violtt, a violet. See lonornis, No. 085. 



