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NATURAL HISTORY. 



TELECANT'S. 



Onocrotalns (Gr. 'Oro/cpora/lor), the IVhitc Pelican. 



Although a web-footed bird, the Pelican, like the cormorant, 

 can perch on trees, although it prefers sitting on rocks. The 

 colour of this bird is a pure white, with a very slight tinge of 

 rose colour, and the pouch is yellow. The length of the bird 

 is nearly six feet. 



THE FRIGATE PELICAN. 



The FRIGATE PELICAN, or MAN-OF-WAR BIRD, is usually 

 found between the tropics. Although when stripped of its 

 feathers it is hardly longer than a pigeon, yet no man can 

 touch at the same time the tips of its extended wings. The 

 long wing bones are exceedingly light, and the whole ap- 

 paratus of air-cells is extremely developed, so that its real 

 weight is very trifling. It flies at a great height above 



