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ZOOLOGY. 



FIG. 213. 



FIG. 213. Pelican (Pelecanus crythrorhynchus). By Folsom. 



Questions on the figure. What is the nature and purpose of the fold 

 beneath the jaw? To what division of the birds does the pelican belong? 



birds, the snipe and plover; the egret, almost exterminated in 

 furnishing feathers for human adornment ; the cranes, storks, 

 herons, rails and the bittern. These birds frequent marshy 

 shores and shallow streams, where their food abounds (Figs. 

 211-213). 



The Gallincu comprise a number of well-known land birds. 



