Family PBLECANID^E. 

 WHITE PELICAN. 



125. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 60 in. 

 Entirely white, with black primaries. Bill, 



pouch and feet yellow. A thin upright pro- 

 jection on top of the upper mandible of male 

 birds during the breeding season. Scoops up 

 fish while swimming but does not plunge 

 after them from the air. 



Nest. Of sticks and weeds on the ground. 

 Two or three pure white eggs. 



Range. Breeds from Utah northward. 

 Winters from Fla. to southern Cal. 

 BROWN PELICAN. 



126. Pelecanus occidentalis. 54 in. 



Pouch greenish. Back of neck and under 

 parts rich brown. Back gray. Feet of both 

 species fully webbed. 



Nest. On the ground or in low trees. 

 Three to five pure white eggs. 



Range. South Atlantic and Gulf States. 

 Casually north to Mass and Ind. 

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