KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



FAHILY PELECANID^E. 



Pelicans. 



Bill, hooked at tip, over twelve inches long and having a large 

 pouch ; lores, bare ; toes, four, all connected by webs. 



White Pelican. 



* Group 1. Wing, over 17 inches long. 



General plumage, white. 



Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. White Pelican. 

 See No. 83. 



General plumage, not white (coloration very variable according to age and season, but 



never white). 



Pelecanus fuscus. Brown Pelican. 



No. 84. 



* For directions for measurement, see page 9. 



