common English birdname for a Cormorant (q.v.). Gould, fifty years ago, enumeratesthe following as Australian species, in his `Birds ofAustralia' (vol. vii.) – – Plate Phalacrocorax Carboides, Gould, AustralianCormorant, Black Shag, Colonists of W.A. . . . . . 66
P. Hypoleucus, Pied C., Black and White Shag,Colonists of W. A. . . . . . . . . . 68
P. Melanoleucus, Vieill., Pied C., Little Shag,Colonists of W.A. . . . . . . . . . 70
P. Punctatus, Spotted C., Crested Shag (Cook),Spotted Shag (Lapham) . . . . . . . . . 71
P. Leucogaster, Gould, White-breasted C. . . 69
P. Stictocephalus, Bp., Little Black C. . . 67
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 185:
«Shags started from dead trees lying half immersed.»