Mr. WAFE RV Description 



the Weft-India Coafts, I don t remember that 

 I ever faw one of them any where in the 

 South Seas. 



The Pelican is a large Bird, with a great; 

 Beak, fhort-leggd like a Goofe $ and has i 

 long Neck, which it holds upright like a 

 Swan. The Feathers are of dark Grey • 

 'tis Web-footed. Under the Throat hangs 

 a Bag or Pouch, which, when fili'd , is as 

 large as both ones Fifts. The Subftance of 

 it is a thin Membrane, of a fine grey afhy 

 Colour. The Seamen kill them for the fake 

 of thefe Bags, to make Tobacco-pouches of 

 them 5 for, when dry, they will hold a 

 Pound of Tobacco ^ and by a Blullet hung 

 in them, they are foon brought into fhape. 

 The Pelican flies heavy and low * we find 

 nothing but Fifh in his Maw, for that is his 

 Food. His Poucl ; , as well as Stomach, has 

 Filh found in it : So thatitfeems likely that 

 the Pouch is a Bag intended to keep a Re- 

 fer ve of Food. I have never feen any of 

 the old Pelicans eaten 5 but the young ones 

 are faid to be Meat good enough, but! have 

 never eaten of any of them. 



There are Cormorants alio among tlievSW- 

 bailees, which for Size and Shape are like 

 Ducks, but rather lefs. They are black, 

 but have a white Spot on the Breaft. Tho* 

 they are Web-footed, as other Water-fowl 

 are, yet they pitch on Trees and Shrubs by 

 fee Water-fide.- I have never lieard of any 



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