Most of the birds we saw struck were cormorants, which, as they fell into the water, the blacks seized and wrung their necks.
"Adventures in Australia"
W.H.G. Kingston
The cormorants are famous swimmers, and use their feet alone.
"Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North"
Fullerton Waldo
You know how the Chinese use cormorants as fish-catchers, putting rings about their necks to keep them from swallowing their prey.
"Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North"
Fullerton Waldo