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young Pelicans, all screaming at the tops of their 
voices. 
The old birds, in the meantime, were resting on 
the water. They might have been unpleasant foes, 
103. Among the Pelicans. 
but in their stately, dignified way they accepted the 
situation, and waited in silence for us to retire. 
Then they at once returned to their nests, and in a 
short time comparative quiet was restored on the 
island. 
This is a sketch of life in the Pelicans’ metrop- 
olis as one sees it during a brief visit, and all the 
accounts of the island I have seen were based on 
just such an experience. Consequently, I shall 
relate here what was learned of the Pelicans and 
their home during four days passed with them, 
