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cormorant - Encyclopedia. com cormorant (kôr´mərənt), common name for large aquatic birds, related to the gannet and the pelican, and found chiefly in temperate and tropical regions, usually on the sea but also on inland waters Cormorants are 2 to 3 ft (61–92 cm) long, with thick, generally dark plumage and green eyes
Cormorant, Galápagos - Encyclopedia. com Cormorant, Galápagos Phalacrocorax harrisi phylum: Chordata class: Aves order: Pelecaniformes family: Phalacrocoracidae status: Endangered, IUCN range: Ecuador (Galápagos Islands) Description and biology The Galápagos cormorant, also known as the flightless cormorant, is the only one of the world's 29 cormorant species that is flightless It is a large bird, measuring about 35 to 40 inches
Cormorants - Encyclopedia. com The most widespread species is the common or great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo ), which occurs in North America, Eurasia, and Australia This species and the double-crested cormorant (P auritus ) are the only cormorants on the coast of eastern North America The double-crested cormorant also breeds abundantly on large, inland lakes
Cormorants and Anhingas (Phalacrocoracidae) - Encyclopedia. com Cormorants and anhingas (Phalacrocoracidae) Class AvesOrder PelecaniformesSuborder PelecaniFamily PhalacrocoracidaeThumbnail description Sleek, dark-colored, large to medium-sized, long-necked waterbirds with all toes joined by webs (totipalmate); they pursue their prey (usually fish) underwater and often stand with wings spread to dry their poorly oiled, wettable plumage Source for
Pelecaniformes (Pelicans and Cormorants) - Encyclopedia. com PelecaniformesFamily: Tropicbirds Family: Frigatebirds Family: Cormorants and Anhingas Source for information on Pelecaniformes (Pelicans and Cormorants): Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia dictionary
Seabirds and Their Eggs - Encyclopedia. com The flesh of guillemot, razor-bill and to some extent that of the Manx shearwater, cormorant and storm petrel were eaten, fresh, or preserved by salting for later use
Pelicans and Other Fishing Birds: Pelecaniformes - Encyclopedia. com Most of them are black, brown, or white The birds in the cormorant family are unusual because their feathers are not waterproof and can get soaking wet After swimming, the birds have to spread their wings to dry them in the sun Although the birds in this group lack bright feathers, other parts of their bodies are surprisingly colorful
Odoric of Pordenone - Encyclopedia. com Some of the details of Chinese life that Odoric documented, but were omitted by Marco Polo, include cormorant fishing, the extremely long fingernails of some of the natives, and the custom of binding the feet of women Odoric told his tale in a clear narrative style
OFlaherty, Liam 1896–1984 - Encyclopedia. com O'Flaherty, Liam 1896–1984PERSONAL: Born August 28, 1896, on Inishmore in the Aran Islands, Ireland; died September 7, 1984, in Dublin, Ireland; son of Michael and Margaret (Ganly) O'Flaherty; married Margaret Barrington (a writer), February, 1926 (marriage ended, 1932); children: Pegeen O'Flaherty O'Sullivan, Joyce O'Flaherty Rathbone Source for information on O'Flaherty, Liam 1896–1984
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroacetic Acid) - Encyclopedia. com The largest concentrations of DDT occurred in fish-eating birds such as ring-billed gull (76 parts per million [ppm]), and double-crested cormorant, red-breasted merganser, and herring gull (range of 19 to 26 ppm) Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, is a tropical example of food-web bioconcentration of DDT