Molina's Pelican (Pelecanus thagns) . 409 



indistinct yellowish upon a sooty-grey background ; bar 

 parallel to the white feather-streaky along the neck, purplish 

 pink with paler reticulations. Legs and feet dark dull 

 lavender-blue. 



Crest with uppermost feathers white and lower black with 

 white points ; lower chest striped^ abdomen and sides of 

 body less so. 



Lobosde Tierra I., 23. 6. 12. 



No. 269. ? . 



Irides black. Bare skin round eyes lavender, that between 

 the eyes and the upper mandible both above and below the 

 orbits presenting jet-black carunculations on a lavender 

 backgroucd. Upper mandible : culmen greenish orange 

 with incrustations of flaky corneous tissue ; and just before 

 rising on to the hook, it becomes white-streaked with black 

 parallel lines ; hook rich orange ; lateral bar pale greenish 

 yellow at base and along its dorsal margin, the remainder of 

 the bar lake-red, deeper near the hook, and presenting thick 

 flaky corneous incrustations posteriorly. Lower mandible : 

 posteriorly lavender, centrally rich orange and deep orange 

 lake-red, tip of its hook yellow. Pouch : having below the 

 mandible very deep lavender-purple bars parallel to the 

 mandible; below larynx, and posterior to mandible, sooty 

 black ; base of pouch sooty grey, continuing also along the 

 base of the anterior part ; widish lavender patch parallel to 

 the neck along the posterior edge of pouch. Inside of mouth 

 deep sea-green with orange lines on the palatal ridges, 

 becoming rich lavender at entrance to the throat. Inside of 

 pouch pale lavender. Legs and feet pale lavender. 



Ancon, 16 9.12. 



No. 282. ? . 



Irides rich brown with outer ring of pale j^ellowish grey, 

 skin around eye pale flesh-colour, that in front of eye and 

 at base of mandible pale lavender with carunculations of 

 same colour between the eyes and nostrils. Upper mandible : 

 culmen with corneous scales greenish yellow ; hook orange- 

 yellow^ ; lateral bar like culmen to about half its lengtli. 



