The California Brown Pelican 



The feathered inhabitants of "Monte-Rey" are being enumerated: 

 "And alfo a particular fpecies of gulls, that live on pilchards and other 

 filh, equal in lize to a very large goofe, their bill a foot long, with long legs 

 refembling a ftork [badly mixed here, Ed.], their beak and feet like thofe 

 of a gooie. They have a vaft craw, which in lome hangs down like the 

 leather bottles ufed in Peru for carrying water, in which craws they 

 carry what they catch to their young ones. The friendly difpoiition 

 of thele birds is fomething furprifing, for they aflift one another when 

 lick or wounded, and bring that bird provilion that is unable to fearch 

 for it. The Indians profit by this; for when they want a dilh of fifh, 

 they will wound and tie a gull to a particular fpot, conceal themlelves, 

 and, when they think all the provifion is brought which other gulls de- 

 iigned, they advance and leize the contribution: luch are the myfterious 





Taken on Anacapa Island 



Photo by Ike Author 



NESTING COLONY IN LEPTOSYNE "GROVE" 



ways of Providence for the lupport of his creatures!" Fortunately, also, 

 "Providence" has erased the name of "Poor Lo" from the list of Pelicano's 

 pensioners. 



When the pouch is full, or when a turn of the tide sends the quarry 



1974 



