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THE CORMORANT. 
out caring either for men or dogs ; and, in short, at last 
becoming troublesomely tame. 
Cormorants. 
This is fully corroborated by another account of a couple 
of these birds, which were brought up from the nest, and 
kept for nearly two years. The owner found them pleasant 
pets enough, unless when pressed by hunger, when they be- 
came quite outrageous, and screamed violently. But woe to 
the man or animals that ventured to approach them when 
hungry. One day a gentleman’s servant went in to look at 
them, wearing, unfortunately for himself, a pair of red plush 
breeches, which immediately caught their attention, mistaking 
them, probably, for raw flesh, as they had been accustomed 
to be fed on raw liver and lights, resembling the plush, in 
some degree, in colour : the consequence was, they made such 
