CORMORANTS—Family Phalacrocoracidae. 
FARALLONE CORMORANT. 
120c. Plialacrocorax nuritus albociliatus. 30 inches. 
Plumage glossy greenish black, with hack and wings slaty. 
These birds breed in large numbers on the Farallones, placing 
their nests well up on the higher ridges and also in the trees 
on some of the inland islands, or near large ponds or lakes. 
They build large nests of sticks and roots, lined with grass, 
seaweed and moss. 
Nest. —Three to five chalky, greenish white eggs are laid 
(2.40 x 1.50). 
BRANDT CORMORANT. 
122. Phalacrocorax penicillatus. 35 inches. 
Plumage, under-parts are same as above. Bill more slender 
and nearly straight. The young are hatched without feathers 
or down and the skin is nearly black. The young for two or 
three months are the food supply for the larger Gulls. Like 
the other Cormorants breeding on these islands, they stay 
closely by their nests to protect them from the Gulls that are 
always on the watch for either the eggs or young. 
Range.- —Pacific coast, breeding along the whole coast of 
the United States. 
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