KEY TO THE 
BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 
FAMILY PELECANID-AE. 
Pelicans. 
Bill, hooked at tip, over twelve inches 
long and having a large 
pouch ; lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. 
Hit 
White Pelican. 
* Group Il. Wing, over 17 inches long. 
General plumage, white. 
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. White Pelican. 
See No. 83. 
General plumage, not white (coloration very variable according to age and season, but 
never white). 
Pelecanus fuscus. 
Brown Pelican. 
See No. 84. 
* For directions for measurement, see page 9g. 
