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brown; lower parts, white. Breeds from the 

 Bahamas southward in May; wandering to 

 Florida. 



38. RED-FACED GANNET. 

 Similar to the last, but with tail whol- 

 ly white; naked space on face; red or yellow- 

 ish. Young, brown throughout; lighter be- 

 neath. Breeds on islands in intertropical seas, 

 wandering to Florida. 



39. BOOBY. 



Large, -30.50; brown throughout, ex- 

 cepting on posterior portion beneath which 

 is white. Young, brown throughout. Trop- 

 ical and intertropical coasts of America; com- 

 mon off east coast of Florida; rare north to 

 Georgia; accidental in Mass. 



PELICANS. 



Large water birds, white or brown, with 

 long, flattened, prominently hooked bills, and 

 large 'iin : feathered gular sacs; tail, short. The 

 nests, placed in trees or on the ground. Eggs 



