2 "8 THE FOOD OF BIRDS IN INDlA. 



them by beating the water with their wings. When the fish 

 are driven into shallow water, the Pelicans scoop them up 

 into the'r pouches. F. I. IV, 333. 



1520. P. roseus. Eastern White Pelican. Clears whole 

 tanks and " jhills " of fish. Jerd. B. I. Ill, 856. 



1523. P. philippensis. Spotted-billed Pelican. Used by 

 natives for catching fish of species of Colisa and Anabas. 

 Jerd. B. I. Ill, 860. Feeds young on water weeds. B. N. B. 

 S. J. XIV, 401. 



Fregatidce. Frigate-birds. Live by piracy ; do not confine 

 themselves to fish taken by other birds ; they often capture 

 flying fishes, cuttle fishes, crabs or even yourg turtles. F. I. IV, 

 338. Rob Gannets, Terns and Gulls of their prey. A. le M., 240. 



Phalavocoracidce. Cormorants and Darters. 



Phaacr coracince. Cormorants. Fish. F. I. IV, 340. The 

 food normally of fish is varied by crustaceans or even frogs and 

 newts. E. B. C. N. H., 78. 



1527. P. fuscicollis. Indian Shag. Trained for fishing. Jerd. 

 B. I. Ill, 863. 



1528. P. javanicus. Little Cormorant. 

 Stomachs ex mined. 



13-2-07. "'1 



24-3-09. 



26-5-08. 



28-5-07. All the^e birds contained remains of fish'only. 



1-6-08. 

 11-10-07. 

 11-10-07. 



Plotince. Darters or Snake-birds. 



1529. Plotm m^anogaster. Indian Darter or Snake-bird. 

 Entirely fish. Jerd. B. I. Ill, 866 ; and F. I. IV, 344. 



Suidce. Gannets, Solan Geese or Boobies. Fish. Tropical 

 species very generally on flying-fish, but remains of cuttle fish 

 have been found in their stomachs. F. I. IV, 346. Surface 

 swimming fish, squids and the like. E. B. C. N. H., 75. It is 



