The Cormorant is not a flier, but a swimmer and diver; he cannot "show off" in the air, and only uses his narrow wings to take him, as quickly as may be, from one fishing-place to another.

There is an amusing legend of the origin of the bramble:The cormorant was once a wool merchant.

Cormorants, "as feeding only on fish," were allowable food on fast days, as also were otters.

Cormorants, of course, are not fastidious birds.