Ordeb ANSERES.] [F"t. PELECANIIXE. 



PHALACROCOKAX CARUNCULATUS. 



(BOUGH-FACED SHAG.) 



Carunculated Shag, Lath. Gen. Syn. iii. pt. 2, p. 603 (1785). 



Tufted Shag, Lath. Gen. Syn. iii. pt. 2, p. 606 (1785). 



Pelecanus carunculatus, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 576 (1788, ex Lath.). 



Pelecanus cirrhatus, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 576 (1788, ex Lath.). 



Phalacrocorax imperialis, King, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 30. 



Carbo purpurascens, Brandt, Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Petersb. i. p. 56 (1837). 



Graucalus cirrhatus, Gray, in DiefT. Trav. ii., App. p. 201 (1843). 



Gracalus cirrhatus, Gray, Voy. Ereb. and Terror, Birds, p. 19 (1844). 



TJrile carunculatus, Bonap. C. R. xlii. p. 575 (1856). 



Leucocarbo carunculatus, Bonap. Consp. Av. ii. p. 176 (1857). 



Graculus cirrhatus, Gray, Ibis, 1862, p. 251. 



Graculus carunculatus, Finsch, J. f. O. 1870, p. 375. 



Ad. pileo cristato cum collo postico, dorso postico, uropygio et supracaudalibus nitide purpurascentibus : inter- 

 scapulio, scapularibus alarumque tectricibus sordide olivaceo-viridibus, illo purpurascente lavato, tectri- 

 cibus alarum miuimis interioribus albis, fasciam albam conspicuam formantibus : remigibus brunneis, 

 secundariis olivaceo lavatis : cauda sordide nigra, rectricibus duabus centrahbus medialiter cano lavatis, 

 scapis ad basin albis : facie et collo lateralibus purpurascenti-nigris pileo concoloribus : corpore reliquo 

 subtiis pure albo : hypochondriis imis purpurascenti-nigris : subalaribus brunneis : rostro saturate 

 brunneo, ad apicem albido : pedibus pallide brunneis : iride pallide brunnesL 



Adult. Head, including the crest, cheeks, hind part and sides of neck, back, rump, thighs, and upper tail- 

 coverts dark purplish or steel-blue, with a beautiful gloss ; shoulders and scapulars dull shining olive- 

 green, the feathers of the former with burnished edges ; upper wing-coverts dull olive-green, washed 

 more or less with purplish or steel-blue, the middle ones largely tipped with white, forming a conspi- 

 cuous alar bar ; throat, fore neck, and all the under surface of the body pure white ; wing-feathers 

 blackish brown, the secondaries washed with olive ; under surface of wings dusky black ; tail-feathers 

 dull black, the two middle ones inclining to grey, and all having the shafts white at the base. Irides 

 light brown ; papillee in front of the eyes and bare skin at the base of lower mandible orange-red ; bill 

 dark brown, whitish at the tips ; legs and feet pale brown. Total length 26 inches ; wing, from 

 flexure, 10 - 75 ; tail 5 ; bill, along the ridge 2*25, along the edge of lower mandible 3 ; tarsus 2'25 ; 

 longest toe and claw 4 - 25. 



My figure and description of this very handsome species are taken from a fine male bird obtained 

 by Mr. Henry Travers on Pitt's Island on the 21st August, 1871 ; but I am unable to give any 

 further information respecting it. The colours of the soft parts were carefully noted by 

 Mr. Travers while the specimen was fresh. 



