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Carbo pygmeus, Temm.

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Le Cormoran pygimée.

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Tuts species, although termed pygmeus, is very far from being the least of its genus
any other of its European relatives. It is the eastern portion of Europe

: habitat, being very common in some parts of Hungary, and especially alor

it is more rare in Austria, and is seldom seen in Germany.

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In the periodical changes of its plumage, and also in the ch
if to maturity, it strictly resembles the Common Cormorant; the birds of the first year having the usual brown
sit tint pervading the upper surface, and the mottled greyish white on the chest and lower parts :
advance to maturity this dress give place to a more decided and
At the pairing-season, like the Common Cormorant,
Hy fine linear feathers, of a white colour, on the

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anges which occur in its progress from youth

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glossy plumage of jet black and grey.
it becomes temporarily decorated with numerous
sides of the head, neck, and thighs.
reason to believe that both sexes participate in this change, we c
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Although we have every
annot positively assert that this is the

The adult male in summer. has the whole of the plumage of a glossy ¢
| back and wings margined with black ;

the rest of the plumage black.

reenish black ; each feather of the
neck, head, and thighs ornamented with fine filamentous white feathers ;

The winter dress resembles that of summer, except that the fine white feathers on the head

» neck, and
thighs are entirely wanting.

The Plate represents a male of the natural size, undergoing the change from winter to summer.

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