Synopsis of Orders and Families. 



BROWN PELICAN. 



Family 13. PELICANS. PELECANIM. 



Bill hooked at tip, with a large pouch; tail short, square; eye space bare. 



Family 14. MAN-O' WAR BIRDS. FREGATIM. 



Bill hooked; pouch small; tail long and forked; eye space feathered. 



Order V. Ducks, Geese, and Swans. AXSERES. 

 (1 family, 49 species, 6 subspecies.) 

 Birds of familiar form; bill, except in Mergansers or Saw-billecl Ducks, 

 broad and with rows of 'strainers' or 'gutters' on either side; wings 

 short, in the Ducks usually with a bright colored patch or speculum; 

 tail generally short; legs short; feet w r ebbed. Most species, unlike 

 the Grebes, take wing rather than dive when pursued. 



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. 

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