Anhinga, Pelicans, and Man-o'-War Bird 



118. Anhinga; Snakebird; Water Turkey (An- 

 loinga anUnga). L. 36. Ad. <3\ Black; grayish head 

 and neck plumes which, in winter, are absent. Ad. 

 9. Resembles male but whole head, neck, and 

 breast brownish. Yng. Similar to V but black 

 parts duller. Notes. A rasping, clattering croak, 

 uttered when fighting or in coming to the nest. 



Range. Tropical and subtropical America; breeds north to south- 

 ern Illinois and South Carolina; winters from Gulf States southward. 



125. American White Pelican {Pelecanus erythror- 

 hynchos). L. 60. Ads. White; primaries black; bill 

 in breeding season with a knob. Yng. With crown 

 brownish. 



Range: North America; breeds in interior from eastern California, 

 Utah, Yellowstone Park, Minnesota (? northward to Lat. 6t ; win- 

 ters trom Gulf States and southern California, south to Central Amer- 

 ica. 



126. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) . L. 50; 

 W. 19.5. Ads. Pouch greenish; head white, rarely 

 yellowish; neck brown. In fall, no brown on neck. 

 Yng. Brownish gray, white below. Notes. Adults as 

 a rule silent; young before flying, very noisy. 



Range: Atlantic and Gulf coast of tropical and subtropical Amer- 

 ica; breeds from northern South America to South Carolina; has 

 strayed to Illinois and Nova Scotia; winters from Gulf States south- 

 ward. 



127. California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus californ- 

 SimilartoNo. 126, but larger. L. 54; W. 21; 

 pouch in breeding season, red. 



Range. Pacific coast from Galapagos north to British Columbia; 

 creeds north only to Los Coronados Islands. 



128. Man-o'-War Bird; Frigate Bird (Fregata 

 aquila). L. 40. Ad. tf. Black, glossy above; 

 pouch "scarlet or orange." Ad. ?. Browner; 

 breast and belly white. Yng. Similar to $, but 

 head and neck white. Notes. Usually silent; rarely a 

 croaking note. 



Range: Tropical and subtropical coasts; in America north to 

 Florida, Texas, and southern California; casually to Kansas, Ohio 

 and Nova Scotia; winters from southern Florida and Lower Cal- 

 fornia southward. 



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