Catalogue of British Columbia Birds by Francis Kermode
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43. White-crested Cormorant. _Phalacrocorax dilophus cincinnatus_ (Brandt). Common on both coasts of Vancouver Island and coast of Mainland, from Race Rocks to Alaska. 44. Brandt's Cormorant. Pencilled Cormorant. _Phalacrocorax penicillatus_ (Brandt). Two specimens were killed in the Straits, near Victoria, by D. E. Campbell, April 19th, 1897. Later in the month another specimen was found on the beach at Beacon Hill. 45. Violet-green Cormorant. _Phalacrocorax pelagicus robustus_ (Ridgw.). This is the most abundant Cormorant in the Province, and is found along both coasts of the Island, and has been taken as far north as Port Simpson. Breeds on islands close to Sidney Island. Common at Metlakatla. (_Rev. J. H. Keen_.) Family PELECANIDAE. Pelicans. PELECANUS Linnaeus. |
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