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Studies in avian biology volume no. 40
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Series
Studies in avian biology volume no. 42
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Author
Series
Corrie Herring Hooks volume no. 55
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Author
Series
Studies in avian biology volume No. 43
Publisher
University of California Press
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
English
Description
The double-crested cormorant, found only in North America, is an iridescent black waterbird superbly adapted to catch fish. It belongs to a family of birds vilified since biblical times and persecuted around the world. Thus it was perhaps to be expected that the first European settlers in North America quickly deemed the double-crested cormorant a competitor for fishing stock and undertook a relentless drive to destroy the birds. This enormously important...