PELECANINtE. phalacrocorax. 
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toward the edges ; bare space on the head, and gular sac rich orange ; 
plumage greenish-black, strongly glossed with green ; imbricated fea- 
thers on the back and wings greyish-brown, their fringe-like margins 
greenish-black ; primary quills brownish-black, secondary like the 
other wing-feathers ; tail black ; the shafts of all the feathers black. 
Female similar to the male. After the breeding season the tufts dis- 
appear. Young after the first moult have the head and neck mottled 
with greenish-black and greyish-brown, the other parts as in the adult, 
but the tufts on the head wanting. 
Male, 33, 51. 
Common as far south as the coast of Maryland, in winter. Breeds 
in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as on the Saskatchewan. 
Pelecanus (Carbo) dilophus, Double-crested Cormorant, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. 
Amer. v. ii. p. 473. 
Double-crested Cormorant, Nott. Man. v. ii. p. 483. 
Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax dilophus, Ann. Om. Biog. v. iii. p. 420; 
V. V. p. 629. 
418. 3. Phalacrocorax Floridanus, Aud. Florida Cormo- 
rant. 
Plate CCLI. Male. 
Tail of twelve feathers. In summer an elongated series of about 
forty linear feathers directed backwards, commencing behind the eye, 
and extending to the length of an inch and a half on each side ; upper 
mandible black, along the basal margin bright blue, lower bright blue, 
spotted with white ; bare space on the head and gular sac rich orange ; 
plumage greenish-black, strongly glossed with green ; imbricated fea- 
thers on the back and wings greyish-brown, tinged with purple, their 
fringe-like margins greenish-black ; primary quills brownish-black, 
secondary like the other feathers of the wing ; tail brownish-black ,* 
shafts of all the feathers brownish-black, F emale similar to the male. 
After the breeding season the tufts disappear. Young after the first 
moult with the bill dull yellow, the ridge of the upper mandible dusky, 
naked parts of the head rich yellow ,* upper part of the head and neck 
brownish-black, tinged with green, throat greyish-white ; fore neck 
and anterior part of breast variegated with pale brownish-grey and 
black ; the rest of the plumage as in the adult, but the imbricated 
feathers of the upper parts lighter. This species differs from the last, 
chiefly in being smaller, and in having the elongated feathers behind 
the eye more slender and directed backwards instead of being re- 
curved. 
Male, 29|, 46i. 
Constantly resident in the Floridas and their Keys, and along the 
coast to Texas. The young in summer pass up the Mississippi and 
Ohio, returning in autumn to the sea. Abundant. Breeds on trees 
only. 
