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PELECANUS. PELICAN. 



Generic Characte7\ 



Rostrum capite longius, Ion- 

 gum, rectum, latus, valde 

 depressum; mandibula su- 

 periore lata, canaliculata, 

 apice adunco et ungui- 

 culato, inferiore bifurca, 

 bursa membranacea, flac- 

 cida, valde distensili or- 

 nate. 



Fades gulaque nudae. 



Nares basales, in rim^ longi- 

 tudinalae sitae. - 



Pedes validi, breves; tibiw 

 basi nudae ; unguis mar- 

 gine interna simplex. 



Beak longer than the head, 

 long, straight, broad, much 

 depressed ; the upper man- 

 dible broad, channelled, 

 the tip bent down and un- 

 guiculated ; the lower bi- 

 fuscate, furnished with a 

 flaccid, dilatable sac. 



Face and throat naked. 

 Nostrils basal, placed in a 



longitudinal cleft. 

 Legs strong, short ; the tibice 



naked at the base; the 



middle claw with its inner 



edge entire. 



PELECANUS. Liun., Gmel., Lath., Temm., Vieil. 

 ONOCROTALUS. Ray, Briss. 



The birds of this genus are remarkable for the 

 enormous pouch or bag with which the under man- 

 dible of the beak is furnished : the beak is also re- 

 markable for its great length, width, and breadth. 



