AUDUBON JOURNAL 



foliage, Vast Many Plants in Bloom — Particularly the 

 Elder — No Lessons at W^'" Brand to day — 



Monday 5*'' 



give My Lecons at W. Brand — Drawing at My F. 

 Antoine — Paid M^ Forestal lOoS 



Tuesday 6*^ 



gave My Lecons at W^'" Brand — Swallows plenty — 

 Appearance of Indian Summer Took a Long Walk and 

 Much Work Done at My Drawing 



Wednesday 7*^ 



Gave My Lecon to M" Brand & Son — Procured 

 Two Pupils to begin Next Monday — Drew an Ameri- 

 can Avoset — ^Weather Beautifull — 



Brown Pelican — 



Length 4 feet 2 J Inches from the Tip of the Bill to 

 the end of the Toes, which extend about i J Inches 

 beyong the Tail — The Bill Measured 12 J Inches the 

 upper Mandible armed with a strong Hooked Point 

 projecting beyond the blade of the upper Mandible 

 J Inch— and fitting the Lower one in its Whole 

 Length to the Nail [the] Which runs to the forehead 

 in Two furrows and Contains the Nostrils that are Ex- 

 tremely small, Linear, within J an Inch of the fore- 

 head and scarce perceivable — the outer edges of this 



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