Pelican Island Revisited 7 



and I am glad of an opportunity to modify statements made in the article 

 previously mentioned, to the efifect that all ground nests were composed 

 of grasses, while those placed in the mangroves were constructed of 

 sticks. There was, therefore, in 1898, a constant relation between the 

 nature of the nest and its location, showing either consistency in the 

 selection of a site or surprising adaptability in habit. 



In i8go, however, a number of ground nests were found to be made 

 of sticks, one e\ idently erected on another, rising to a height of nearly 

 three feet (see photograph on page 8). 



A L(iRNfcR UK PELICAN ISLAM) 



The iicst on the youns; cabhagr p.ilmcitn in the background, with a bird upon it. is shown in detail on opposite pate 



To yield to the temptation to redescribe the wonders oi Pelican 

 Island would only result in a repetition of what I ha\e already written. 

 I ma\ , however, state that this second \ isit fully confirms my opinion 

 that Pelican Island iluring nesting time is b\ far the most fascinating 

 place it has ever been m\ fortune to see in the world of binis. Hut this 

 estimate of its charms only serves to increase the desire that tiiis colon\ 

 of remarkable birds may be preserved. The islam! is very accessible, the 

 Florida law affords Pelicans no protection, and a part\' of (pnll - hunters 

 might easily kill practically all the inhabitants of Pelican island within a 



