Synopsis of Orders and Families. 



BROWN PELICAN. 



Family ij. PEMCANS. PELECANin/E. 



Bill hooked at tip, with a large pouch; tail short, square; eye space bare. 



Family T4. MAN-O' WAR BIRDS. FREGATID/e! 



Bill hooked; pouch small; tail long and forked; eye space feathered. 



Ordbr V. Ducks, Geese, and Swans. ANSERES. 

 (1 family, 49 species, 6 subspecies.) 

 Birds of familiar form; bill, except in Merf^ansers or Saw-billed Ducks, 

 broad and with rows of strainers' or gutters' on either side; wings 

 short, in the Ducks usually with a bright colored patch or speculum; 

 tail generally short; legs short; feet webbed. Most species, unlike 

 the Grebes, take wing rather than dive when pursued. 



RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. 



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