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patch and the wing quills black ; a patch of pale yellow 

 on the breast. The head is ornamented with a small crest 

 of narrow feathers, and the bill is flat, with a large patch 

 of naked skin below it. Length, about 5| feet. Tail of 22 

 or 24 feathers. 



Besides being found on the sea-coast, this bird was met 

 Avith by Andersson on Lake Ngami, by Alexander on the 

 Zambesi, and by Bryden on the Botletli River ; it has also 

 been recorded from one or two other inland localities. There 

 is another smaller species with a tail of 20 feathers (Pclicanus 

 rxfescens), whose portrait we append. 



Fig. 131. — Pink-backed Pelican. 



H Andersson found this bird breeding near Lake Ngami. 

 The eggs are" elongated white ovals. Pelicans subsist on 

 fish, the pouch below the beak being used as a bag for 

 carrying their food. 



