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eggs which our chasseur had taken on the 7th were, on the average, far less advanced ; and it 

 does not seem to us at all improbable that the heat of the sun may have had some influence 

 upon the abandoned eggs, at least to a certain extent. Our doubts as to the species of Pelican 

 were gradually set at rest. Almost on every island, perhaps with the exception of five or six 

 only, there were lying beside the eggs putrefying and putrefied young specimens of Pelecanus 

 onocrotalus in down — not a single Pelecanus crispus. This, in connexion with the fact that on 

 the 7th instant our chasseur had shot the four Pelecani onocrotali upon their nests, makes us 

 certain of the genuineness of the eggs." 



Eggs of this species in my collection do not differ from those of Pelecanus crispus, either in 

 size or general appearance. 



The specimen figured is an adult bird which is now living in the Zoological Gardens, 

 Regent's Park ; and it was drawn by Mr. Keulemans early in May, when in full spring dress. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. H. B. Tristram. 



a, juv. Smyrna, November 9th. 

 a, b, adult. Egypt (G. A. D.). 



E Mus. G. Ashley Dodd. 



E Mus. Brit. Beg. 

 a, s ad. Europe, b, ad. Moldavia. c,juv. Africa. 



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