258 LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS 



winter to South Africa and South America. Breeds in high 

 northern districts, and winters from New York and Cahfornia 

 southward to Brazil." A description of the colors of this 

 bird would be a formidable affair, for both adults and young 

 birds have each two color phases. The beak of the adult is 

 strongly hooked at the end, like that of a cormorant, but still 

 more pronounced. 



