American Museum of Natural History. 
BRANDTS CORMORANTS NEAR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA (Phalacrocorax 
penicillatus). Length: 3 feet. Range: Pacific Coast of North America. 
The young cormorants bred in these great colonies make a tasty dish for 
the ever present sea gulls and sea lions. 
Ralph De Sola, Federal Writers' Project. 
FLIGHTLESS CORMORANTS (Nannopterum 
harrisi). Length: 2 1 /2 feet. Range: Gala¬ 
pagos Islands. 
The pair pictured are courting. 
