262 BIRDS OF DERMUDA. 
Family PELECANID Zi. 
Genus PELECANUS, Linn. 
162. Pelecanus fuscus, Linn. Brown Pelican. 
Pelecanus fuscus, Linn., Bp., Nutt., Aud. 
Leptopelicanus fuscus, Reich. 
Onocrotalus fuscus, Bp. 
Length, 56; wing, 22; bill, 13.50; tarsus, 3; tail, 6.50. 
Hab.—F rom Texas to North Carolina; California coast (Baird). 
Two examples are recorded by Colonel Wedderburn, who says (Nat. 
in B., p. 51): “One of these birds was shot at Hungry Bay, many years 
ago; and another was killed near St. George’s in April, 1850, which 
was given to me by Colonel Drummond.” 
Family PHALACROCORACIDZ:. 
Genus GRACULUS, Linn. 
163. Graculus dilophus, (Sw.) Gray. Double-crested Cormorant. 
Pelecanus (Carbo) dilophus, Sw. & Rich. 
Carbo dilophus, Gamb. 
Phalacrocoraz dilophus, Nutt., Bp., Aud., Gir., Bd. 
Graculus dilophus, Gray, Bp., Bd., Coop. & Suck., Coues, Allen, Verr., Lawr., 
Dall & Bann., Ridg. 
Phalacrocorax floridanus, Maxim. 
Length, 33; wing, 13; tail, 6.75; bill, 2.85; tarsus, 3.50. 
Hab.—North America at large, in the interior as well as coastwise 
(Coues). 
Three instances of the occurrence of this species are recorded in “The 
Naturalist in Bermuda,” viz, one shot by Captain Orde, at Pitt’s Bay, on 
the 10th October, 1847; one by Colonel Wedderburn, on Grace’s Island, 
on the 8th February, 1848; and another, mentioned by Mr. Hurdis, which 
frequented the islands for some little time, but was not obtained. 
There is a specimen in Mr. Bartram’s collection, and another in that of 
Mr. Lane, of Hamilton. There were several of these birds about the 
islands in the winter of 18745, but they were so wary that none were 
obtained. One was repeatedly seen, and once fired at, in the Great 
Sound; one attached itself to St. George’s Harbor; and a pair fre- 
quented the ‘“‘Stag” Rocks, near Shelly Bay, all the winter, conspicu- 
ous to the passers-by as they sat in solemn security on their accustomed 
pinnacle. I tried in vain to obtain one of these, but never got a shot. 
One of them flew close over my head one morning, but I had not my 
