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ELEMENTARY ZOOLOGY. 



waters picking up the small animals to be found there. 

 They are characterized by long legs and a correspondingly 

 long neck. The rails and the coots, or mud-hens, belong 



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FIG. 139. Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchws) . By Folsom. 



Questions on the Figure. What is the nature and purpose of the 

 fold beneath the jaw? To what division of birds does the pelican 

 belong ? 



