Birds of Celebes: Phalacrocoracidae. 



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a. Graculus melanoleucus {1} Gray, Gen. B. 1S45, m, 667, Nr. 23; (U) Kchb., Natatores 



t. XXXV, figs. 872—73; {3] Schl., Mus. P.-B., Pelecani, 1863, 15; {4) Finsch, 



J. Mus. Clodef. 1875, Vm, 48; {5] v. Musschenbroek, K T. Ned. Ind. 1876^ 



XXXVI, 380; {6} Brligg., Abh. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 99; {1} Joest, Holontalo 



1883, 105; (8) Rams., Pr. L. Soc. N. S. W. 1887, (2) n, 203; (9) id.. Tab. List 



1888, 25; {10} North, Nests & Eggs B. Austr. 1889, 366. 

 Phalacroeorax melanoleucus (I) Gould, B. Austr. 1848, VII, pi. 70; {2} id., Hb. B. Austr. 



1865, n, 493; (3) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VHI, 106; (4) Buller, B. N. Zealand 



2"" ed. 1888, n, 173; {5) Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 598. 

 (/. Microcarbo melanoleucus {1} Gray, HL. 1871, HI, 129, Nr. 11145; {2) Salvad., Orn. 



Pap. 1882, ni, 410; (3) Sbarpe, Rep. Voy. Alert 1884, 28; (4) Meyer, Z. ges. 



Orn. 1884, 271, 295; {5} W. Bias., ib. 1886, 173; (G) Wiglesw., Av. Polyn. 1892, 



7-1; {7} Salvad., Agg. Orn. Pap. 1891, 211; {8} Meyer, J. f. O. 1892, 266; 



(9) Madarasz, Aquila 1894, 106; {10} Hart., Nov. Zool. 1896, 181; fi;; Salvad. 



Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1896, XXXVI, 119. ' 



<■. Graculus dimidiatus {1] Rosenb., Malay. Archip. 1878, 279. 

 /: Carbo melanoleucus {1} Rosenb., Zool. Garten 1881, 167; {2} W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1883, 



127, 128. 

 g. Carbo sulcirostris (1) v. Rosenb. (nee Brandt)'), Zool. Garten 1881, 167; {2) W. Bias., 



J. f. 0. 1883, 127, 128; (3) id., Z. ges. Orn. 18b6, 174. 

 "Manon-ulobo", Rosenberg, or "Monunulopo", Joest, Gorontalo. 

 For further synonymy and references cf. Salvadori d 2, d 7. 

 Figures and descriptions. Gould I, 2; Reichenbacb c /I (after Gould); Salvadori d 2; 



Buller 4. 

 Adult. Upper surface, with under wing-coverts and sides of body glossy black, the 



scapulars and wing-coverts powdery green-black, with jet-black edgings to the feathers; 



under parts, throat and sides of neck, face, superciliary region and 



forehead next base of bill glossy white (Aru: Riedel — 6301). 



"Irides greyish wliite; bill yellow, except the culmen which is dark horn-colour; 



orbits dull reddish brown; throat (naked pouch) yellow; legs and feet black" (Gould 1). 

 Sex. The sexes are similar in coloration (Gould I). 

 Immature. The feathers of the upper surface edged with whitish brown; the head above and 



hind neck more brown than black owing to the pale edgings (Sumba: Riedel — 



C 6300). 



I Outer p n (? 

 Measurements. Wing Tail Tarsus| toe and ^l^J^^ 



a. (C 15919) ad., loc. incog. (Riedel) .... 242 173 40 — 33 



^». (C 6301) ad., Aru (Riedel) 238 170 — 71 31 



c. (C 6299) vix ad., Timor (Riedel) 235 — 38 — 32 



d. (C 6300) juv., Sumba (Riedel) 250 — — 72 33 



e. (0 10429) cf ad., Germ.N.Guin. 1891 (Geislers) 217 143 35 64 33 

 /: ad., Gorontalo (Riedel fide W. Bias, f? 5) . 216 166 36 — 31 



Eggs. "The eggs are, like all Gracultis-species, white, and furnished with a chalky coating, 

 under which the bluish shell-colour shines through. 43 X 31 mm" (Nehrkorn MS.). 

 See, also, Finsch c 4, North c 10. 



Nest. Of sticks, placed on a bush in or near the water (North c 10). 



Distribution. Australia and Tasmania (Per on, Gould, Ramsay I, d 2, c 8); New Caledonia 



1) See the next article. 



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