178 A HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN BIRDS. 
grey, pink at sides ; irides re Length about 5 feet ; culmen 
13 inches; wing 25 to 28; tail 7°8; tarsus 4°5. 
Immature Birds: Much duller than adults, being dull 
buff above, marked with pale brownish ; wing-quills brown, in- 
stead of black ; plumage not tinged with rose-colour ; feathers 
of forehead pointed. 
Distribution: Inhabits Southern and South-eastern 
Europe, Northern Africa and Asia. 
Habitat: Reedy sides of, or bare islands in, fresh water 
marshes. 
DALMATIAN PELICAN. 
Pelecanus crispus Bruch. 
Adult : Feathers of occiput elongated ; wing-quills blackish, 
greyishat bases; scapulars and greater wing-coverts with blackish 
shafts ; a large patch on lower throat pale yellow; bare part 
round eyes flesh-colour ; forehead feathers ending in an abrupt 
curved line, concave towards ridge of culmen; gular pouch yel- 
low; rest of plumage chiefly white, more or less tinged with 
grey; bill grey, red at sides; irides greyish; Zegs and feet 
deep grey. Length 60 to 72 inches; culmen 14°3 ; wing 26°3 
to 28; tail 7°5 ; tarsus 4.7. 
Immature Birds: Resemble the young of P. onocrotalus 
in being brownish-grey ; but the feathers at the base of the bill 
come to an even line across the forehead, and not to a point ; 
head devoid of crest ; pouch greyish ( Dresser). 
Distribution: Inhabits South-eastern Europe, Northern 
Africa and ranges into Asia as far east as India. 
Habitat: Very similar localities to P. onocrotalus. 
