shrinks ;,«ay to suoh an extent at the close of the breeding season it t 
aupposod too that previous usa would be of little moment in toughening the 
lining* The abrasion must he due to the roughness of the calcareous shell 
and the rapidity with which it hardens as the sise of the egg i® not ex- 
oesslve when compared to the bulk of the bird depositing it. I ao not re- 
call having seen this streaking of blood on the eggs of other species of 
birds that have come to ray attention* 
Young Pelicans when first hatched are entirely naked and seem to feel 
oold severely* so much so that if deprived of the protection of the . arants 
for any length of time on cold days they sometimes perished. The air-sacs 
that attain ao remarkable a growth in the adults were veil developed in the 
youhg especially about the neck and fore part of the body* 'Hhen a few d&yt 
old if left uncovered the young settled down in the nest and roau.lned with 
the alr-aaos fully distended. By providing a dead air space the sace in 
th is case must have aided materially in keeping the body warm, a use iov 
♦ho« that has not been rocognised previously. 
Young blrdo when only a day old seemed ravenous for food and pecked 
eagerly at my fingers* They were fod on small menhaden that usually were 
partly digested* On one occasion 1 took a manbeden four Inchon long fro® 
the throat of a bird not more than a day old ae the opening of the yolk- 
sac in tho abdomen was not olosed* This bird had its eyes open and avail- 
owed the sums of fiah again lamed lately* ilany times when food was soarco 
these young were given fish too large to sw.llow* At tiraes the feeding 
instinct seemed to come to parents before it was required as it was not un- 
usual to find fish in nests containing heavily Incubated eggs* Until they 
wore able to move about the young seldom regurgitated when I approached 
and when food was forced up in their throats swallowed it immediately when 
released* 
