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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



FAHILY PELECANID^. 



Pelicans. 



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

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



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White relican. 



* Group 1. Wing, over 17 inches long. 



General pluinaf^t;, wiiite. 



Pelecamis erythrorhynchos. White Pelican. 



See No. 83. 



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

 never white). Pelecanus fuscus. Brown Pelican. 



See No. 84. 



* For directions for measurement, see page 9. 



