BIEDS OF EGYPT. 293 



Fam. PELECANID-ffi. 



315. Pelecanus crispus, Bruch, Dalmatian Pelican. 



The present species is abundant throughout Egypt and 

 Nubia, frequenting the sandbanks in the river, often in large 

 flocks. It appears to be more plentiful than the other species 

 of Pelican, and was the only one I met with in the Fayoom, 

 where I frequently killed specimens. 



Feathers on the forehead terminating in a curved line, which 

 is concave towards the middle of the culmen ; entire plumage 

 white, with the following exceptions : — primaries dark brown ; 

 upper part of the back, scapulars, and wing-coverts stone- 

 grey, with their edges more or less white ; tail-feathers brown 

 and grey, edged with white ; legs and pouch flesh-colour ; 

 irides greyish ivhite. 



Entire length 72 inches; culmen IS" 5; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 28 ; tarsus 5'2c 



The description is taken from a specimen in my collection, 

 shot in February. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 406. 



316. Pelecanus onocratalus, Linn. TFJiite Pelican. 



This Pelican is very abundant in Egypt and Nubia. On 

 the 20th of April, 1870, below Edfoo, we met with an 

 immense flock of several thousands, passing low along the 

 river on their way north ; and although fired at several times 

 they still kept streaming onwards in one continuous flock, 

 without diverging from their course. Mr. Adderley procured 

 a specimen out of this flock ; and as it does not agree in the 

 colour of the legs with former descriptions of this species, 



