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mottled, grayish brown and white, showing wedge-shape white marks near the ends of the feathers. 
Length, 36: Wing, 19.25; Tail, 9.50; Tarsus, 2.20; Bill, 4. 
The Gannet occasionally occurs in Florida in winter. It breeds from 
Nova Scotia northward, usually on rocky cliffs. The female lays one 
chalky-white egg. I found it breeding in great numbers on Bird Rock, 
Magdalene Islands in 1877. 
Famity ANHINGID®. Darrers. 
Genus ANHINGA Brisson. 
(Male.) 
ANHINGA ANHINGA (Zznz.). 
Anhinga. Water Turkey. Darter. Snake Bird. 
Adult male: Breeding plumage, head and neck black, showing a greenish gloss; back of 
the head and neck showing lengthened hair-like feathers of dull white: back mottled and 
streaked with white; upper mandible olive edged with yellow; lower mandible yellow, shading 
