1. PBLECANUS, 479 



Sundev. P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 125, 129 [Galapagos]; Wyatt, Ibis, 

 1871, p. 115 [British Columbia] ; Salvin, Tr. /.. S. ix. p. 493 (1876) ; 

 Beldwff, P. U.S. Nat. Mas. v. p. 545 (1883) [Cape St. Lucas, San 

 Jos6] ; Salvia, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 427 [Charles I., Galapagos]. 



Pelecanus (fusciis Y) californicu.-^, RidguK in Baird, Breio. ^- Ridgiv. 

 Water-B. N. Amer. ii. p. 143 (1884) [San Francisco to Cape St. 

 Lucais]. 



Brown Pelican, Cooper, Auk, iii. p. 125 (1886). 



Pelecanus californicus, Ridyw. Auk, iii. p. 267 (1886) ; (Jooper, Auk, 

 iii. p. 401 (1886) ; A. 0. U. Check-/, p. 112 (1886); Ridffw. Ma7u 

 N. A. B. p. 82 (1887) ; Blake, Auk, iv. p. 329 (1887) [Santa Cruz 

 I., Cal.]; Anthony, P. Cal. Acad. Sci. (2) ii. pp. 83-85 (1889) 

 [habits] ; Bryant, P. Cal. Acad. Sci. (2) ii. p. 257 (1889) [Lower 

 California: habits]; Laior. Auk, ix. p. 353 (1892) [Washinoton 

 Co.] ; A. O. U. Check-l. ed. ii. p. 46 (1895). 



Resembles P. fuscus and goes through precisely the same changes 

 of plumage. The measurements of both species are the same. 



In the breeding-season the gular pouch is said to be reddish, 

 especially towards the base, instead of greenish ; and the bai-e skin 

 round the eye brown instead of blue. (L. BeJding.) 



The former character appears to vary, for ilr. Alvin Scale writes : — 

 " I question the accuracy of the statement in Ptidgway's ' Manual ' a-< 

 regards redness of pouch of P. californicus during the pairing- 

 season. My experience would indicate that the colour ranges from 

 yellowish to dusky during the pairing-season." On the other hand, 

 Mr. Anthony informs me that the " adult birds have red gular 

 pouches ; i. e. the basal portion of the pouch is red. The immature 

 bird may show some rosy colour, but, as a rule, it is confined to the 

 adults in full plumage, and is, I think, quite constant." 



Though P. ccdifornieus is here admitted as a subspecies of 

 P. fuscus, it seems doubtful whether it has any right to rank as 

 such. 



With this form I have included the birds from the Galapagos 

 group ; the culmen is somewhat larger than in .typical Californian 

 birds and measures 14-14"5 inches, but the plumage is similar. 



In addition to an immature bird in the British Museum, I have 

 examined several adult examples from Galapagos in the Eothschild 

 Museum. 



Hab. Pacific coast of N. America from "Washington Co. south- 

 ward to Panama and thence to the Galapagos group. 



a. Imm. sk. San Francisco, California, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Dec. (B. W. Nehon). 



b-i. (5 $ ad., imm., Monterey, California, Feb. Alvin Seale, Esq.[C.]. 

 et juv. sk. & Sept. 



k, I. S ad. sk. San Diego Bay, Cal., Dec. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



14-15 (If. W. Henshaw). 



m, n. 5 imm. sk. Mulege, Lower California, Sahiri-Godmau Coll. 

 March 2-7 {F. Ferrari- 

 Perez). 



