CHAPTER XXIX 

 THE ORDER OF FULLY WEB-FOOTED BIRDS 



STEGANOPODES 



To recognize a member of this Order, look at its foot, and see that the web of the three large 

 toes is also united to the fourth, or rear toe. This may seem like a small peg on which to hang an 

 Order ; but it is a very useful one, nevertheless. As usual, the best and most conspicuous example 

 will be mentioned first. The Families are as follows: 



FAMILIES. EXAMPLES. 



n„. „ „„ ! Brown Pelican ; White 



Pelicans, . . . pel-e-can'i-dae | Pelican. 



Cormorants, . . phal-a-cro-co-raci-dae, . Common Cormorant. 

 ORDER / 

 STEGANOPODES. \ Darters, . . . an-hing'I-dae Darter, or Snake-Bird. 



Gannets, . . . svli-dae Common Gannet. 



Man-o'-War Birds, fre-gati-dae Frigate-Bird. 



Photographed by C. William Beebe From the Zoological Society Bulletin. 



FLORIDA BROWN PELICANS, ON TELICAN ISLAND. 



THE PELICAN FAMILY. 



Peleeanidae. 



The Brown Pelican 1 is known to every 

 tourist who knows Florida thoroughly, or 



1 Pel-e-ca' nus fus'cus. Length, 49 inches; spread 

 of wings, 6 feet 91 inches. 



southern California. Somehow this bird ap- 

 peals to every one, — possibly by reason of its 

 cheerful confidence in man, — and for a wonder 

 it has not been exterminated. It takes to 

 captivity not only willingly, but gladly, and its 

 motto is, "All's fish that cometh to net." 



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