Crass iI. GANNETT CORVORANT. 
from the base of the upper mandible is a sharp 
process pointing forward; it has no nostrils, 
but in their place a long furrow, that reaches 
almost to the end of the bill; the whole is of a 
“dirty white, tinged with ash color. The tongue 
is very small, and placed low in the mouth; a 
naked skin of a fine blue surrounds the eyes, 
which are of a pale yellow, and are full of vi- 
vacity ; this bird is remarkable for the quick- 
ness of its sight; AMariin tells us that Solan 
is derived from an Jrish word expressive of 
that quality. From the corner of the mouth 
is a narrow slip of black bare skin, that ex- 
tends to the hind part of the head; beneath the 
chin is another, that like the pouch of the Pe- 
lecan, is dilatable, and of size sufficient to con- 
tain five or six entire herrings; which, in the 
breeding season, it carries at once to its mate 
or young. The neck is very long; the body flat, 
and very full of feathers; the crown of the head, 
and a small portion on the hind part of the neck 
is buff colored); the rest of the plumage is white, 
the bastard wing and greater quil feather ex- 
cepted, which are black; the legs and toes are 
black; but the fore part of both are marked 
with a stripe of fine pea green. The tail con- 
sists of twelve sharp pointed feathers, the mid- 
dle of which is the longest. 
