208 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 
into green at the tip; gular sac yellow. In winter the male loses the white hair-like feathers on 
the neck; middle tail feathers showing transverse fluting. 
Adult female ; Head, neck, and breast buff color, darker on the nape. 
Length, 33.50; Wing, 13.50; Tail, 10.50; Tarsus, 1.35; Bill, 3.25. 
Ranges on the Atlantic coast from Florida to the Carolinas. It is 
resident and breeds in Florida, building its nest on some limb overhanging 
water. The eggs are usually two or three and chalky white, having a 
bluish tinge. 
Famity PHALACROCORACID-©. Cormorants. 
Genus PHALACROCORAX Brisson. 
PHALACROCORAX DILOPHUS FLORIDANUS (Aud). 
Florida Cormorant. 
Adult in summer : General plumage black ; back and wing coverts slaty brown; tail consists 
of twelve feathers. 
Length, 36; Wing, 12; Tail, 5.75; Bill, 2.20. 
Common on the Florida coast. It breeds in the State, the nest being 
built on bushes or trees. The eggs are dirty white with a bluish tinge. 
