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PELECANUS. PELICAN. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum capite longius, lon- 

 guni, rectum, latus, valde 

 depressum; mandibula.su- 

 periore lata, canaliculata, 

 apice adunco et ungui- 

 culato, inferiore bifurca, 

 bursa membranacea, flac- 

 cida, valde distensili or- 

 nata. 



Fades gulaque nudae. 



Nares basales, in rima longi- 

 tudinalae sitae. 



Pedes validi, breves; tibia? 

 basi nudas ; unguis mar- 

 gine interna simplex. 



Beak longer than the head, 

 long, straight, broad, much 

 depressed ; the upper man- 

 dible broad, channelled, 

 the tip bent down and un- 

 guiculated ; the lower bi- 

 fuscate, furnished with a 

 flaccid, dilatable sac. 



Face and throat naked. 

 Nostrils basal, placed in a 



longitudinal cleft. 

 Legs strong, short ; the tibia? 



naked at the base; the 



middle claw with its inner 



edge entire. 



PELECANUS. Linn., Gmel., Lath , Temm., Vieil. 

 ONOCROTALUS. Ray, Briss. 





JL HE birds of this germs are remarkable for the 

 enormous pouch or bag with which the under man- 

 dible of the beak is furnished : the beak is also re- 

 markable for its great length, width, and breadth, 



