236 THE BIRDS OF KIVER AND VLEI 



patch and the wing quills black ; a patch of pale yellow 

 on the breast. The head is ornamented with a small crest 

 of narrow feathers, and the bUl is flat, with a large patch 

 of naked skin below it. Length, about 5^ feet. Tail of 22 

 or 24 feathers. 



Besides being found on the sea coast, this bird was met 

 with by Andersson on Lake Ngami, by Alexander on the 

 Zambesi, and by Bryden on the Botletli Hiver ; it has also 

 been recorded from one or two other inland localities. There 

 is another smaller species with a tail of 20 feathers {Pelicanus 

 rufescens), whose portrait we append. 



Photo. : 0. S. Wigan. 



Fig. 124. — Pink-backed Pelican. 



They subsist on fish, the pouch below the beak being used 

 as a bag for carrying their food. Andersson foimd this bird 

 breeding near Lake Ngami. The eggs are elongated white 

 ovals. 



