158 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



distance lieyond the gape of the bill. Total length about 24 inches, 

 culmen 1.85, wing 9..5, tail 3.7, tarsus 2.15. 



Nest usually made of sticks and seaweed. They build in 

 companies on the bare rocks of small islands. The three eggs 

 measure about 2.35 x 1.40 inch. 



The Pied Cormorant. 



Phalacrocorax hypoleucus. 



West Australia. 



Very similar to P. gouldi, but has much longer bill and distinguished 

 by the feathering on the throat, which is not continued along the lower 

 mandible beyond the gape; naked skin beneath the eye blue. Total length 

 about 27 inches, culmen 2.7, wing 10.8, tail 4.7, tarsus 2.35. 



Nest usually a structure of sticks, &c., and built on rocks or 

 trees, either on small islands or on the sea coast. The four eggs 

 measure about 2.35 x 1.4 inch. 



The Little Black and White Cormorant. 



Phalacrocorax melanoleucus. 



Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Moluccas, and Lesser Sunda 

 Islands. 



Above glossy greenish black; throat and underparts white; under 

 tail coverts black; the white feathers on the sides of the head and neck 

 lengthened; narrow white plumes on top of head and neck. Total length 

 23 inches, culmen 1.2, wing 8.8, tail 5.8, tarsus 1.45. 



Nest a good sized structure built usually of sticks, either in 

 trees or shrubs, and generally over or near water. They nest in 

 companies, and the four eggs measure about 1.85 x 1.33 inch. 



These birds are found well inland up the rivers or on swamps, 

 as well as on the sea-coast. 



Family Plotidce. 

 Bill long, pointed. Bill serrated. Body nearly uniformly 

 clothed with small soft contour feathers. 



Genus Plotiis. 

 Bill compressed. Terminal half of mandible serrated. 



