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(i.) Base of lower mandible entirely naked (264-268). 



Feathers of forehead terminate in a point. 



264. Pelecanus roseus. The Eastern White Pelican. 



Penr, India; Gara-polo, Bengal; Sekhawet, Burma. 



$ 62". S 54". Legs flesh-pink. Bill 13" to 16", blue, mottled white, nail 

 red. Plumage white (tinged pink in breeding season). Primaries and primary- 

 coverts black. Secondaries black, with white outer borders. Tertiaries whitish, 

 with broad black margins. Pouch gamboge. No true crest in males, but in old 

 females the crest is about 4" long. Tail-feathers twenty-two. Breast-feathers of 

 some birds golden. E. Asia and Malay Archipelago. "Winter visitor to India 

 and Burma. (J. 1003. B. 1520.) 



265. Pelecanus onocrotalus. The White or Eoseate Pelican. 



0»i!cr>Ualus=ivoKplrraKos, the Pelican, in Pliny; from iiyos = an ass, and KplnSXov = a, rattle.. 



$ 66" to 73"; 25 lbs. Legs fleshy. Bill 16", with crimson central line, nail 

 light red. Differs from P. roseus in having twenty-four tail-feathers. Primaries, 

 and winglet black. Secondaries have outer webs white and inner webs grey. 

 Small crest. Pouch yellow, mixed red and purple. The female has a full crest 

 of narrow pointed feathers directed backward, from 4" to 5" long. S. Europe, 

 N. Africa, and S.W. Asia. Those found in N. India during cold season belong 

 apparently to this species, but the greater number are intermediate in size and 

 other characters between P. onocrotalus and P. roseus. (J. 1001. B. 1521.) 



Feathers of forehead terminate in a transverse concave line. 



Under parts white. 



266. Pelecanus crispus. The Dalmatian Pelican. 



$ 64" to 72". Legs plumbeous. Bill from gape 17", plumbeous, nail orange. 

 Pouch in breeding season orange. Silver-white. Crest full, soft, and recurving. 

 Wings and back, at all seasons, white with black shafts. Tail of twenty-two 

 feathers, white. S.E. Europe, N.W. Africa, and S.W. Asia as far east as India. 

 Winter visitor to K India and Sind. (B. 1522. S.F. i. 110.) 



267. Pelecanus philippensis. The Spotted-billed Pelican. 



Woon-bah, Burma. 



$ 51" to 59". Legs dark brown. BiU from gape 14", pinkish yellow, with 

 large blue-black spots, nail orange. Pouch dull purple, blotched blue-black. 

 General plumage white. Back, rump, flanks, vent, and lower tail -coverts 

 vinaceous pink. Slight white crest slightly recurved, and a mane of brownish 

 feathers. Primaries dusky, with black shafts. Lower feathers lanceolate white, 

 with grey margins. Tail twenty-two feathers, ashy brown. Throughout the 

 Oriental region. Breeds in India and Burma. Three eggs (3-0 x 2-15), white 

 greatly soiled. (J. 1004. B. 1523.) 



