20 ^GGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



from those of allied families by the greenish hues and large 

 size. 



125. American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 

 Eggs, 1 or 2 ; 2.20 + 3.15 to 2.85 + 3.20. Breeds from Utah, 

 northward, in the interior. 



126. Brown Pelican, Pelecanus fuscus. Eggs, 1 or 2; 

 1.80 + 2.80 to 2.15 + 3.10; laid in rough nests made of 

 sticks, placed on the ground or in trees. Breeds in tropical and 

 sub-tropical America, the Bahamas, and Florida, in April. 



127. California Brown Pelican, Pelecanus californicns. 

 Eggs, probably indistinguishable from those of No. 126. 

 Breeds on the Pacific coast, from San Francisco to Cape St. 

 Lucas. 



Family XIII. — FREGATID^. Man-o'-Wab Birds. 



Eggs not as chalky as the preceding, more elliptical, and the 

 shell is more fragile. 



128. Man-o'-War Bird, Fregata aquila. Eggs, 1 or 2; 

 2.00 + 2.80 to 2.11 + 2.85. Nests, of sticks, placed on the 

 ground or in trees. Breeds on tropical and sub-tropical coasts, 

 the Bahamas, Florida Keys, and Texas, from January to May. 



ORDER v. — ANSERES. LameUirostral Swim- 

 mers. 



Eggs somewhat variable in ground-color, but they are usually 

 plain, few being spotted. 



Family XIV. — ANATID^. Ducks, Geese, and Swans. 



The shells of the eggs are smooth, the color dull brown, 

 greenish, or white. The nests are made of grass and weeds, 

 often lined with down, and placed on the ground, or in holes 

 of trees. 



129. American Merganser, Merganser americanus. Eggs, 



