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mage lustrous black ; back and wing coverts brownish ; in breed- 

 ing season with crest and long white plumes on back of neck. 

 Length, 34 to 40 inches. Colors of young paler, inclining to 

 white. 



"Appears off the coast during autumn, staying out at sea the 

 greater part of the time. Is a much more common species than 

 the following, though it varies as to its numbers very much 

 during a course of years." 



P. dilophus, Sw. & Rich. Double-crested Cormorant. 



Tail feathers twelve ; wings and back slaty brown, otherwise 

 greenish black ; two curly black crests in adult ; pouch bright 

 orange. Length, 29 to 33 inches. 



"Appears off the coast in November, and is seen very fre- 

 quently during the winter. Fishes at sea, and after being well 

 stuffed, comes to shore and sits on sandcliffs, awaiting the pro- 

 cess of digestion." 



FamUy PELECANIDiE. 



Pelicans. 



PBLBOANUS, L. 



P. erythrorhynchuB, Gmel. {trachyrhynchus, Lath.) American White 

 Pelican. 



Large fish-eating birds, with long bills, ending in a hook ; a 

 large sac between the branches of lower jaw ; nostrils abortive ; 

 wings long ; tail short ; live in flocks ; color white, with black 

 on wings. In breeding season a yellowish crest, red bill and 

 feet. In winter more yellowish. Length, 60 inches ; bill, 12 

 . inches ; weight about 17 pounds. Nest a rude mound of gravel 

 and rubbish on some shore, usually inland. 



" Is but seldom met with, though was probably a numerous 

 species. Author saw three flying off Sandy Hook, in February, 

 1864, and has seen one mounted specimen said to have been 

 killed near Tuckerton."— [C. C. A.] 



