(ig_artificial holding ponds or fish hatcheries), rarely do they pose a threat to the fishery. The bulk of their food consists of non-commercial species, including sculpins, cunner, sticklebacks, rock gunnel, etc. But old prejudices die hard - as far as some are concerned, cormorants eat fish and that's all that matters. Nevertheless, cormorants are protected species on P.E.I. and in most places. Will their reputation as greedy, destructive enemies of valuable game and commercial fish species ever change?

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Bent, A.C. 1922. Life Histories of North American Petrels and Pelicans and their Allies. U.S. Nat. Mus., Bull. 121: 1-335.

Erskine, A.J. 1972. The Great Cormorants of eastern Canada. Can. Wildl. Serv., Occ. Paper 14. 21 p.

Lewis, H.F. 1929. The natural history of the Double-crested Cormorant. Ru'Mi-Lou Books, Ottawa. 94 p.

Madsen, F.J. and R. Sparck. 1950. On the feeding habits of the Southern Cormor- ant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis). Dan. Rev. Game Biol. 1 (3): 45-75.

Mendall, H.L. 1936. The home-life and economis status of the Double-crested Cormorant. The University Press, Orono, Maine. 159 p.

Robertson, 1. 1974. The food of nestling Double-crested and Pelagic cormorants at Mandarte Island, British Columbia, with notes on feeding ecology.‘ Condor 76: 346-348. -

Ross, R.K. 1973. A comparison of the feeding and nesting requirements of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo L.) and Double-crested Cormorant (E, auritus LessonS in Nova Scotia. Unpubl. M.Sc. thesis. Dalhousie U. Halifax, N.S. 82 p.

Scattergood, L. 1950. Observations on the food habits of the Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus auritus). Auk 67: 506—508.

Traverner, P.A. 1915. P.A. 1915. The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) and its relation to the salmon industries on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Geol. Surv. Can., Mus. Bull. 13, Biol. Series 5. 24 p.

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY RAFFLE. This fall the Natural History Society and the Island Nature Trust have mounted an exhibition of nature photographs of P.E.I. entitled “The Wild Side of the Isle”. Originally displayed at the Eptek Center in Summer— side, the exhibition has now been invited to tour to other centers across the province. Costs associated with mounting the exhibit have run to over $550. A raffle is being held to help defray these expenses. The draw will be held on Dec. 15, with a prize of an 11 x 14 inch framed print of the winner‘s choice of any one of the 26 photos in the exhibit. Tickets are available at $1.00 each from Rose- mary Curley. Please give your support.

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