494 BIRDS OF TENASSERIM. 



way up the coast of the Malay Peninsula, and well up in 

 amongst the islands of the Mergui Archipelago. 



1003.— Pelecanus javanicus, Horsf apud Jerd % (16). 



Thatone ; Moulmein. 



One specimen of the form which Jerdon identified as javani- 

 cus, Horsf., was obtained near Moulmein, fifteen at Thatone. 



I shall deal separately with our Indian and Burmese Pelicans 

 hereafter. I am at present very doubtful as to the names the 

 different species should bear. 



Pelicans are extremely rare in Tenasserim, except during the 

 rains, when they come in, in thousands, to the central plains por- 

 tion at any rate, north of Moulmein, to breed. 



This present species for instance only makes its appearance 

 on the flooded Thatone plains when the rains have thoroughly 

 set in by the end of August, and leaves again early in November. 

 They are much less numerous than the next species. I had a 

 special Pelican party out last year at Thatone, and they obtained 

 only 15 of these against 50 of the next species. 



Of these fifteen specimens, there are six males and seven 

 females in more or less full breeding plumage, and two males in 

 the young brown plumage. 



The followin gare the dimensions : — 



Sex. 



1 <? ad. 



2 $ ad. 



3 S ad. 



4 $ ad. 

 5?cJ ad. 



6 $ ad. 



7 $ TAX. 



8 $ zu. 



9 ? ad. 



10 $ ad. 



11 ? ad. 

 12?? ad. 



13 ? ad. 



14 ? ad. 



15 o ad. 



No. 10 is in full breeding plumage ; in this specimen the whole 

 of the plumage (except the primaries, and the edges of the 

 secondaries and some of the tertiaries) is white, with a delicate 

 roseate tinge. 



