o 
• * • 
Begurgi tat ion nt mors frequent where the birds had fed recently out 
soueti-iee masses of partly digested bones were brought up, often only 
- l 4 ,/ i • ► ■* K 
tftor considerable effort* 
Following is a detailed statement of the examination of the food 
of pelicans made at Pelican Island* Bach number re recants the material 
secured from one bird, "he number of fish of each icind is given and in 
most oases an indication as to the eiae of the fish* 
Table 1 
Food of Brown Pel loan* 
<» f 
iood 
Feb. 7, 19iy 
Brevoortia tyrannns 
n 
(21 
( 
tt 
♦# 
* ; - 
At 
" n 3-6 inch, 1 ifonldla sp. 
I 1 Hyporha nphus roberti 
1 Brevoortia tyrannua 1*. inches long. 
■ 
16 
:• a r - 
»* ■ < * 
ft 
4-6 
If 
-* 6 1 - * * 
* 
1 
H 
M 
10 
W 
^ ( T 
V ■ | M “Vw 
> * 4 
1 
ft 
M 
10 
H 
iVv ✓ 
* ►* 1 C‘ 
* . vi. * 1 i v ^ 
' r - » ’ 
(3 
n 
t* 
6-7 
ft 
» . 
•*A* •* 
( - * ‘ , , V , ' 
1 1 Hyporhaaphus roberti . 3 uuffll Ce ;;hc lus 
two 4 inch, one lb inch. 
A 
I 
' 
12 inoh 
ft 
*• f 
I 
, . ..a! 
. 
V- •* 
rr<X 
3 K t 
I 
• j - • 
• > 1 •• 4 TVM 
Jtjkfy >*, % 
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