594 



BIRDS OF THE GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO— RIDGWAY. vol.xix. 



Pelecanus ralifornicus, Ridgwav, iu Baird. Brewer & Ridgway's Water Birds N. 

 Amer., II, 1884, p. 113 (in text) ; Man. N. Amer. Birds, 1887, p. 82; Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mas., XII, 1889(1890), p. 113 (Cbatbam Island).— Americax Ornithol- 

 ogists' Union, Check List, 1886, No. 127. 



Range. — Pacific coast of America, from Wasliingtou to coast of Peru 

 (Payta, Markliam). Galapagos Archipelago: No locality, (Kinberg); 

 Albemarle, Barriiigtoii,aiid P> indloe islands (Baur and Adams) , Charles 

 Island (]Markham, Baiir and Adams) j Chatham Island (Towiisend, Baur 

 and Adams). 



The single adult example (No. lir>964, U.S.X.M.) collected by Mr- 

 Towusend is in the white-necked or post-nuptial plumage, and agrees 

 exactly with Californian si^ecimens, except that the lower parts are 

 darker and more distinctly streaked with white, each feather having 

 a very distinct though narrow mesial streak of this color. The pouch, 

 in the dried skin, is light brown basally, and the bill is chiefly orange- 

 reddish, the sides of the mandible with only a slight blackish mottling 

 toward the base. 



No. 1159G5 is apparently a female, and is in transition immature plum- 

 age, the brownish chestnut of the neck being interspersed with white 

 feathers. 



The third of Mr. Townseud's specimens (No. 116297) is a young bird, 

 probably a male, of the preceding year, and agrees exactly with a 

 specimen from California. In this the sides of the mandible are mainly 

 blackish, becoming orange reddish terminally and whitish basally; the 

 pouch light brownish basally, as in the preceding. 



Dr. Baur's siDCcimens appear to be quite identical with California 

 examples, excei)t that all show distinct though very narrow white shaft- 

 streaks on the lower parts, and none of them have the pouch at all 

 reddish. Mr. Adams's fresh color-notes are as follows : 



Nail of l)eak straw yellow, basal portion brownish black; side of mandibles near 

 ends oranf^e-vermilion ; pouch slate-black, with just a tinge of purplish at angle of 

 jaws and greenish in median portion; bare skin around eyes more purplish. 



Measurements oj Galapagoan speciviens of Pelecanus fuscus calif ornieus. 



Num- 

 ber. 



115964 



115965 



116297 



302 



370 



380 



Sex and ago. 



Locality. 



Adult male Chatham Island 



Adult feinalo? do 



liuniatare male ? 



Adult male Albemarle Island... 



do 1 do 



Adult female I do 



do (?) 



Date. 



Apr. 5,1888 

 do 



July 14. 1891 

 July 24, 1891 



....do. 



(?) 



Average 22 16 



Wing. Tail. 



22.75 

 21.25 

 22. 00 

 23.15 

 22. 40 

 21.13 

 22.48 



7.80 

 6 00 

 6 2r^ 

 3.25 

 5.18 

 5.51 

 5.87 



5.99 



Cui- 

 men. 



14.00 

 12.25 

 14.00 

 14.46 

 14.12 

 12. 20 

 15 37 



13.77 3.08 



Tar 

 aus. 



3.30 



3.15 

 3.35 

 3.03 

 2 93 

 2.75 

 3.03 



