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The female lays one white egg about 
the size of that of the Corvorant. 
The young for some time after they are 
hatched are completely covered with a 
white shining down. During the first 
year all the plumage of the upper parts is 
of a dusky brown without any spots ; the 
under parts are brown variegated with ash- 
colour; beak, naked membrane about the 
eyes and irides brown ; tail only rounded. 
At the second moulting or at the age of 
one year, the head, neck and breast are of 
an ash-coloured brown, covered with small 
white spots of the shape of a lance head 
and very close to each other ; the feathers 
on the back, of the rump and wings, of 
the same ash-coloured brown, having 
large white spots, also in the form of a lance 
head, but more distant from each other; 
under parts whitish, diversified with ash- 
coloured brown ; tail and quills brown, the 
first conical with white shafts; beak of an 
ash-coloured brown, but bluish towards 
the point, naked membrane bluish brown; 
irides yellowish; front of the tarse and 
upper part of the toes greenish brown; 
