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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



FAniLY PELECANID^E. 



Pelicans. 



Bill, hooked at tip, over twelve inches long and having a large 

 pouch ; lores, bare ; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



X 



X 



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White Pelican. 



* Group 1. Wing, over 17 inches long. 



General plumage, white. 



Pelecanus ertjthrorhyncJios. White Pelican. 

 See No. 83. 



General plumage, not white (coloration very variable according to age and season, but 

 never white). Pelecanus fuscus. Brown Pelican. 



See No. 84. 



* For directions for measurement, sec page 9. 



