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rest of the plumage of a brownish grey, with whitish marks on the 

 back ; the pouch is of an ashy blue, striped with a reddish hue. 

 It is found in the Larger Antilles, on the coasts of Peru, in 

 Bengal, and in South Carolina. 



The Spectacled Pelican {Pelicanus conspicillatus) . 



The Spectacled Pelican, which is only found in southern 

 climates, is thus named from the naked skin which surrounds 

 the eye, reminding one of spectacles by its more or less circular 

 form. Its plumage, like that of its congeners, is white. 



