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THE WHITE PELICAN 



ranchman whom I met, thought that when the young birds 

 were large enough, the Pelican inhabited island would be an 

 excellent place in which to fatten his hogs ! 



It is, therefore, greatly to be hoped that the Canadian 

 Government will, without delay, set aside as bird reserva- 

 tions, at least those islands which it still possesses, having 

 an area of a quarter section or less. The amount of land 

 thus preserved would, in the aggregate, be small, l)ut when 

 we recall the numbers of birds which nest only on islands, it 

 is obvious that the benefits to be derived from such an act 

 would l)e incalculable. 



Young Brown Pelican 

 Yawning 



