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PELICANUS A MERICyiNUS. 



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The IVood Pelican. 



1 



-^ f 



eiican Aniencam 





J" H I S is about the bi 



gne 



fs of 



a 



Goofe. The bill is nine inches and 



half long, and curved 



,rd 



the end, and next the head very 



bi 



g 



bein 



in circumferen 



fix inches and an 



If 



L 



d 



a 



p 



neii 



^f p 



eye 



s 



p 



de la grojfeur 



o?i 



bee 



1071Z 



o 



da 



ouces 



demi 



a J 071 ext? 

 de la tite. 



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ii 



The fore part of the head is rence. Le di 



if p. 



il ejl c our be 

 &^ fort gros proche 



w 



droit 

 fe- 



d 



ans cet en 



d 



erm 



de 



de la 



tete 



covered with a dark bluifli fkin, bare of feather 

 the back part of the head and neck are browi 



convert d'^une 



de cet Oifeau 



p 



toute nue 



d 



bi 



eu 



The wings are 



Le derriere de fa 



■ 



tete^. 



g 



■ 



the lower part of th 



^ fon cou font b 



L 



■les fo?it grandes : toiites leurs plumes^ depuis les 



from the fhoulders to the end 



quill feathers, appear black at a diftan 



particularly the 



".paules jufq 



^ fur tout les grandt 



fhaded with g 



white 



;e^ but 



* 



the upper part of the wing 



are 



The tail is black, very fliort and iq 



The 



at the end. All the reft of the body is wh 

 legs are black, and very long. The feet webbed, 

 not fo much as thofe of a Duck, but are joined 

 by a membrane reaching to the firfl joint of every 



^ ^ .^ * ' ' . % t ^ 



toe, except the hindmoft, which has no membrane, 

 and is longer than common. That which demon- 



paroijfent Ttoires de loin \ mais ont cependan 

 de verd : le haut des ailes ejl blanc. 



le 



La 



queue 



mats 



tres courte^ &' quarree par le bout. Tou, 

 e du corps efi blanc. Ses ja?nbes font noires 



'-es. Ses pies font garnis de membranes 

 pas aufft grandes que celles d'un canard \ 



fort long 



car elles ne s 



di 



^ 



ue 



M 



a 



la p 



jointure de chaque doigt du pie. Celui de dt 



d 



ft 



this Bird 



be of the Pelican kind 



is 



the 



point de membrane, &' ejl plus long 



Ce qui fait voir que cet Oife 



^ 



9 \ 



/ 



or 



inatre. 



pouch under the bill, though it is fmallj and 



Vefpece des peh 



ejl . la poche quil a fo 



de 



le 



hec^ quoi quelle foit petite^ &^ quelle 



ne tienne pa 



tains not more than half a pint. In the latter end t^^^ ^^ de^ni-pinte. Vers la fin de VEte^ il to?nb 



of Summer there ufually falls great rains in Caro- ordinairement de gra?tdes pluyes a la Caroline 



Una, at which time numerous flights of thefe Birds ^'^fi ^^^^ ^^ ^^^P^ ^^ 3^^ ^^ nombreufes voh 



frequent the open Savannahs, which are then under ''' ^'^''''''' frequent ent les prairies dkouvertes 



de 



qui 



water, and they retire before November 



They 



very good eating Fowls, though they feed on Fifli, 

 and other water animals. It is a ftupid Bird, and 

 void of fear, eafily to be fhot. They fit in great 

 numbers on tall < 



nt alors foi 

 de Novembre 



I 



eau. 



II 



s 



lis fe reti 

 tres bons 



\ 

 a 



e 



qu ils fe 

 tiques. 



iffent de poifft 



d 



avant le mois 



manger, quoi 

 nimaux aqua- 



Ce font des Oijeaux Jlupides, qui ne s^ep^ 



yprefs, and other trees, in 



vanteni poi7tt 



an 



re 



ereApofture, refting their ponderous bills on their 



>pofe 



e7z 



grand 



no 



mb 



tres 



re 



a 



ttrer. 



Ik fi 



les plus les grands 



necks for their greater eafe. I could 



ip 



d^autres arbres : ils fe tiennent tous droit 



any difference in the colours of the Male 



Female. 



perceive ^ pour it re ph 



a 



leur 



t 



Is fupportent leurs 



d 



hecs pefans fur leurs cous, Je nai pu app. 

 de difference entre 



les couhurs du mdk &^ celles de 



la fetnelle 



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