AMERICAN PELICAN. 
The species of large birds, in general, like 
those of the large quadrupeds, BufFon repeat- 
edly observes, exist single, detached, and al- 
most without varieties. In the Pelican, he is 
of Opinion, these varieties may be reduced to 
two : the Brown Pelican, and the Saw-Billed 
Pelican. 
The first of these varieties is the bird which 
we liave delineated, and are -.low about to de- 
i^cribe, under the appellation of the Americaa 
Pelican, agreeably to Edwards and other na- 
turalists. It is the Pelicanus Fuscus of Lin- 
nreus; and Pennant has called it the Dusky 
Pelican. 
The plumage of the Pelican, BufFon re- 
marks, is subject to vary ; which, accordin;^ 
to the bird's age, is found more or less wlute, 
and tinged slightly witli rose-colour: it seems 
also to vary from circumstances, for it is. 
Sometimes mixed with grey and black. Thes^ 
differences have been remarked between indi- 
viduals 
