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CORMORANTS AND THE GIPPSLAND LAKES FISHERY 
which this species occurred it represented 100 per cent, of the 
contents. Bream was present in three examples, representing 
only 2 '94 per cent, of the total stomach contents. 
The number of birds apparently reached its height in June, 
thus synchronising with the arrival in the lakes of the 
Anchovy. 
July. — Twenty-nine effective stomachs received. 
The Anchovy is still the largest single item of diet. Bream 
forms 8 '20 per cent, of the total. 
The birds continued to return in numbers to roost from 
2 p.m. onwards each day. Many more than twenty-nine were 
shot but those having empty stomachs were not forwarded 
to me. 
It is worthy of note that towards the end of July some birds 
were assuming the patches of white on the ventral surface 
characteristic of the breeding plumage in this species. 
Garfish 
BreEui 
Skipjack 
Flathead 
Ludriok 
Hardyhead 
OohiQB 
Sprat 
Anchovy 
Pravra 
FIG. 11. 
July diet ; percentage volume of each food species. 
August. — Fifteen stomachs received of which one was 
empty. 
Anchovy again exceeds any other single item. Indeed, it 
is double the total of all other food species. Bream (1) forms 
1 05 per cent. 
Bream 
Flathead 
Ludrlck 
Eel 
Lamprey 
Oohles 
Sprat 
Anchovy 
Prawn 
FIG. 12. 
August diet ; percentage volume of each food species. 
September. — Forty-three stomachs received of which 
eleven were empty. I have added here, however, six specimens 
