736 SYNOPSIS OF 
424. Pelecanus fuscus, Linn. — Brown Pelican. : 
Bill, grayish white, with carmine spots; bare space between, bill and 
eye, blue; gular sac, greenish black ; feet, black ; fore part of head, light 
yellow ; rest of head, white ;.white stripe margining sac; anterior space 
between back and sides of neck, dark chestnut brown; back and wings, 
dusky ; central parts of feathers, grayish white; primaries, brownish 
black ; tail, light gray; lower parts, brownish gray; sides of neck and 
body with nafrow, longitudinal white lines. Adult, 52, 80. Habitat.- 
from Texas to North Carolina. Nests in trees. Eggs, three, whitish. 
Pélecanus fuseus, Bonap, Syn. p. 401. Mutt. ii. 476, Mud. iii. 376; v 212; plates 
-v 25 and 421; Syn. pe 309 : 
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GENUS V.—SULA, Briss. -GANNET. i 
425. Sula fusea, Linn. — Booby Gannet. ; ‘ 
Bill and naked parts, at its base, bright yellow; dusky spot before eye , 
feet, yellow ; claws, white; head, neck, upper parts, and lower surface cf 
wings, dusky brown, tinged with gray; breast, abdomen, and lower tail- 
. covertsy pure white. Male, 31,4943. Habitat, Florida and Gulf of Mexico. 
Nests in bushes. ; q 
Sula fusca, Bonap. Syn. p. 408. Mutt. ii. 500. Aud. iii. 63; Syn. p. 311; plate 207 
426. Sula Bassana, Linn. — Common Gannet. 
Bill, bluish gray, tinged with green at base; bare space about eye; lines 
* on billand gular membrane, blackish blue ; feet, brownish black ; claws, 
grayish white; upper part of head and hind neck, buff colored. Adult, 
403, 75. Habitat, along the whole coast. Nest on rocky cliffs. Egg, 
single, pure white. F 
RuleBessone; Aone Syn. p. 408. Nutt. ii. 495. Aud. iv. 222; plate 326; Syn. 
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GENUS VL.—PHAETON, Linn.— TROPIC BIRD. 
427. Phaéton ethereus, Zinn. — Common Tropic Bird. _ 
_ Bill, tarsi; and hind toes, yellow; rest of foot, black; plumage, pale 
pink ; two middle tail-feathers, deeper curved; spot before eye, and band 
behind it, black; black band across wing; spot of same color on primary 
coverts. Male, 294, 38. Female, 26,34. Habitat, Florida. Rare. 
Phaéton wthereus, Bonap. Syn. p. 409. Nutt. ii. 503, Aud. iii. 442; plate 262; 
Syn. p. 312, 
FAMILY IV.—LARIDA, Pigors. 
“GENUS l.—RHYNCHOPS, Linn. —SKIMMER. 
428. Rhynchops nigra. — Black Skimmer, Wilson, p. 514. 
Rhynchops nigra, Bonap. Syn. p. 352. Nutt. ii. 264, Aud. iv. 203; plate 323; 
Syn. p. 314, 
GENUS If.—STERNA, Linn.— TERN. 
429. Sterna Cayana, Lath. — Cayenne Tern. 
Bill, carmine ; feet, black; upper part of head and occiput, greenish 
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