104 Lirds of Canada. 
in the top of a stub or in a tall pine; eggs, 
twelve or fourteen in number, of a clear white 
color. This species is eighteen inches long; the 
head, neck, and tail, black ; the under parts and 
centre of the crest, white. 
SUB-ORDER GAVI-. 
PAMILY. PELIGANIDA® 7HE PELICAN S 
Pelicanus fuscus—The Brown Pelican. 
The Brown Pelican is fifty-six inches long; 
bill, thirteen and a-half inches; color, dark. 
Several specimens of this fine bird have been 
shot in Western Canada within the last two 
years. They are accidental visitors. 
P. erythrorhynchus.—The Rough-billed Pelican. 
This magnificent bird is seventy inches in 
length; the prevailing color white. It is an 
occasional visitor in Western Canada. 
FAMILY SULIDA:.« THE GANNETS- 
Sula bassana—The Common Gannet. 
This species breeds on the coast of Labrador 
and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Visits Ontario 
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