484 PELECANIBiE. 



basal half of the shafts white on the upper surface. Tail composed 

 of 22 feathei'S. 



Gular pouch and mandibles yellowish white, the latter stained 

 with blue, wliich gradually increases in depth to the tip ; apical half 

 of the cutting-edges of the mandibles yellow, gradually increasing 

 in depth to the tip ; nail of both mandibles greenish yellow ; irides 

 dark brown : eyelash indigo-blue ; orbits pale sulphur-yellow, 

 bounded by a narrow ring of pale indigo-blue ; legs and upper part 

 of the meta-tarsi yellowish white ; feet, webs, and lower part of the 

 meta-tarsi pale bluish grey, the two colours blending with each 

 other at the middle of the metatarsi ; nails dull yellowish white 

 (./. GonU). 



Total length about GO inches, culmen 17-18, wing 24-25, tail 7"5, 

 tarsus 5. 



In hreedinr/-phimar/e there is a moderately long erect crest on the 

 back of the head and neck ; the feathers on the chest and the rest 

 of the lesser and median wing-coverts are long and pointed and of 

 a pale straw-yellow. 



In non-hreeding plumage the crest is dropped, and the feathers of 

 the chest and wing-coverts are replaced by white feathers like the 

 rest of the plumage. 



In a nearly mature bird the feathers of the crest and mane are 

 smoky-brown, tipped with white, and the scapulars, &c. are brownish 

 black instead of deep black. 



Hah. Australia and Tasmania, ranging north to New Guinea. 



