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PHALACROCORAX. CORMORANT. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum longum, rectum, 

 compressum ; mandibula 

 superiore apice valde adun- 

 co, unguiculato ; inferiore 

 compressa, apice truncato, 

 subcurvato. 



Fades gulaque nuda?. 

 Nares basales, lineares, ab- 



sconditas. 

 Pedes validi, brevi; tibiae 



plumosas; unguis medius 



margine internet denticu- 



lata. 



Bealc long, straight, com- 

 pressed; the upper man- 

 dible with its tip much 

 hooked, and furnished with 

 a nail ; the lower compress- 

 ed, its tip truncated, and 

 slightly curved. 



Face and throat naked. 



Nostrils basal, linear, hidden. 



Legs strong, short ; tibia fea- 

 thered ; the middle claw 

 with its inner edge denti- 

 culated. 



PHALACROCORAX. Briss., Cuv. 

 PELECANUS. Linn., Gmel., Lath. 

 CORVUS. Ray. 

 CARBO. Meyer, Temm. 

 HALIEUS. Illig. 

 HYDROCORAX. Vieil. 



CORMORANTS are most excellent divers, and 

 pursue their prey with astonishing facility beneath 

 the surface of the water ; but upon land they are 



