MOR&jLN — Ornithological Trip, St. Vincent and Spencer Gulfs. 147, 



It would seem that Gould originally described the bare 

 skin as purple in error, and that subsequent writers have 

 copied him without verification. 



Stomach contents: — 



No. 1. — Fish remains (unrecognisable). 

 No. 2. — One leather jacket, parasitic worms. 

 No. i3. — One weed fish, parasitic worms. 

 No. 4. — One weed fish. 



Nos. 2 and 3 had many white plumules on the back of 

 the neck and sides of the ^runip. No. 4, a young bird, had a 

 few; No. 1 had none. None was in a breeding condition. 



27. Hypoleucus varius hypoleucus — Pied Cormorant. — This 

 was the only species met /with in the upper part of the Gulf. 

 They were present in smaller numbers than the preceding 

 species at the Spit and Wedge Island. At Troubridge Island 

 they were the more numerous of the two. None was 

 seen at the Althorpes. Five specimens iwere examined. 

 Measurements : — 



Sex Total Length Wing Spread 



No. 1 $ 81.5 cm. 55.75 cm. 124 cm. 



No. 2 ? 71 cm. 48 cm. 106 cm. 



No. 3 $ 83.5 cm. 58 cm. 121.5 cm. 



No. 4 $ 78.25 cm. 55.5 cm. 114 cm. 



No. 5 $ 81 cm. 53 cm. 116 cm. 



No. 4 was an immature bird.; 



Soft part. — Adult — Bare space in front of eye, orange; 

 bare skin around eye, blue; lower eyelid, green; gular pouch, 

 flesh colour; bill, black ;jtip, horn colour; legs, feet, and nails, 

 black; iris, sea green. Young — Skin in front of eye, orange; 

 bare space around eye, light yellow; bill, grey; culmen, brown; 

 legs, feet, and nails, black. 



Mr. G. M. Mathews (Birds of Australia) describes the 

 bill in the letterpress as dark horn colour, but figures it light 

 blue. The bill./ in Gould's figure is much lighter than any we 

 saw, except that of No. 4, which was a young bird. 



Weights.— No. 3, 5| rbs.; No. 4, 4 lbs.; No. 5, 4 ms. 



Stomach contents. — : 



No. 1. — Two weed fish. 

 No. 2. — Not examined. 



