THE BIRD BOOK 
CORMORANTS. Family PHALACROCORACID^E 
Cormorants have a more bulky body than do the Anliingas; their tail is 
shorter and the bill strongly hooked at the tip. Cormorants are found in 
nearly all quarters of the globe. They are very gregarious and most species 
are maritime. They feed upon fish which they catch by pursuing under water. 
Most of the Cormorants have green eyes. 
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