Molina's Pelican {Velecsinus thagus). 411 



Stomach contained 3 fishes (2 Cabinsa and 1 Micho) 

 weifihing ] lb. in weight. 



Ofrenda Bay, near Ancon, 21. 10. 12. 



No. 459. c?. (Plate XIIL fig. 2.) 



Irides pale grey; black carunculations at base of ciilmen, 

 lateral bar, and lower mandible. Upper mandible : culraen 

 yellowish-horn colour with dark mark posterior to hook ; 

 hook corneous yellow; lateral bar pale corneous, anterior 

 third orange-red. Lower mandible bright yellowish white 

 with chalky corneous scales, anteriorly orange-red ; hook 

 orange. Gular pouch with longitudinal patch of black 

 under ramus, from angle of lower mandible forward having 

 white and lavender lines parallel to ramus, deeper anteriorly 

 and along raphe beneath, remainder of pouch deep black ; 

 parallel to throat and bordering the feathers several orange 

 lines succeeded by others of lavender colour. Legs and feet 

 dusky lavender. 



An incubating bird. 



Mid-Chincha I., 29. 12. 12. 



No. 460. c? . 



Irides pale grey ; no carunculations ; otherwise similar to 

 no. 459, except that the lines on the transverse portion of the 

 pouch are deeper lavender and intercalated with others very 

 dark blue, almost black; the middle line along its base sooty 

 black. The vertical portion of pouch, parallel to the neck, 

 sooty black. Legs and feet dusky lavender. 



Top of head white : no crest ; breast and abdomen fully 

 striped. An incubating bird. 



Mid-Chincha I., 29. 12. 12. 



No. 474. S, no. 475. ^ (Plate XIII. fig. 4), no. 476. S- 

 Irides greyish white ; carunculations black. Upper 

 mandible : bare skin at base black ; posteriorly yellowish- 

 horu colour with some corneous scales, anteriorly rich lake. 

 Lower mandible with bare skin at base black, posteriorly 

 rich orange, anteriorly rich orange-lake. Gular pouch : 



