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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin—WuitTre PELICAN. 
A common migrant throughout the state, breeding from northern 
states northward. Seen from late in March or early in April to early in 
May and from late in September to the end of October. Three were 
seen by Wolcott on. Dewey lake, Cherry county, daily during a visit 
there from May 28 to June 8, 1903.’ 
-Pelecanus occidentalis (Linnaeus)—Brown PELICAN. 
Rare; a subtropical species which has strayed north to Illinois and 
Wyoming as well as to Nebraska. One definite record, a male taken at 
St. Paul, Howard county, Oct. 10, 1885, and reported by D. H. Talbot. 
L. Skow reports having seen ‘‘fragments of six specimens in a hog- 
pen where they had been thrown by the man who shot them’ at 
Honey Creek lake near Omaha, in spring, but there is considerable 
chance for error in this record. 
OrpER IV. ANSERES 
Famity ANATIDA—Ducks, GEESE, AND Swans 
Neck as long as body; tarsus 4 inches or more; wing 20 inches or 
more long; adult entirely white; the young dirty grayish white. . .(2) 
Neck shorter than the body; tarsus under 4 inches long............ (3) 
2. Bare skin in front of eye marked with yellowish; back end of nos- 
tril much nearer tip of billthantoeye......... Whistling Swan. 
2. Bare skin in front of eye without yellow; back end of nostril 
about midway from eye to tip of bill..... ....Trumpeter Swan. 
Tarsus, 2 to 4 inches long and longer than middle toe without claw; front of 
tarsus with rounded scales instead of square scutelle............. (4) 
Tarsus not over 2 inches long and shorter than the middle toe without 
claw; front of tarsus with distinct scutelle.................4.. (11) 
4. Serrations on the cutting edge of the upper mandible visible from 
the side for more than half length of bill; bill and feet pale... .(5) 
4. Serrations scarcely visible from the side at all; if visible then only 
at the base; bill, feet, and portions of the head black. ... ....(8) 
Depth of bill at base about 4 the length of culmen; forehead white in 
mature bird. ; Whee onted Goose. 
Depth of bill at Brine mache reat ‘nee 1 he Reach of culmen.... (6) 
6. General plumage gray, grayish brown, or brown menout con- 
spicuous white margins to mi eivec 2&6 thisaw pe eente Goose. 
6. General plumage of adult white; young grayish brown with the 
wing-coverts widely margined with white.................. (7) 
Length 23 to 28 inches, middle toe 2 to 24 inches. . . Lesser Snow Goose. 
Length 30 to 38 inches; middle toe 22, to 24 inches Greater Snow Goose. 
8. Head black; neck at sides and in front white streaked; belly 
SpE Re. es Sec CCR a PRR BEN PL arate ee YN Se cre ee a Brant. 
Soe eeleadaparilac wlulbers- cbs srk, rit eM Bolabe Se oa we SELL. (9) 
Lower parts deep grayish brown; white cheek patches generally sepa- 
