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naked space about face and gular sac, green- 

 ish; feet, bluish ; iris, white. In winter the 

 back of the neck is white, fig. 46, right, sum- 

 mer, left, winter. Young, grayish above and 

 white beneath. 



Brown Pelicans move in a straight line 

 side by side often flying parallel with the 

 coast and very near it. ]n fishing, they usu- 

 ally fly at a slight elevation over the water, 

 then by dropping into it with partly spread 

 wings, secure their prey. Breeds in abun- 

 dance on islands in southern Florida, Car- 

 ibbean Sea, and West Indies, wandering reg- 

 ularly to N. C. and accidentally to 111. 



CORMORANTS. 



More slender water birds of from mod- 

 erate to large size ; black or brownish ; bill, 

 shorter than head, it is not flattened, but is 

 prominently hooked ; gular sac, small, fig 

 47 ; wings, rather long ; tail long and round- 

 ed. Nests, placed on rocky cliffs, trees and 

 bushes, composed of sticks, seaweeds, etc; 

 eggs, 2-5; greenish, covered with a J ky 



