July, 1902. 
THE CONDOR 
A Domesticated White Pelican. 
Mr. A. P. Redington of .San- 
ta Darbara ha.s favored THr; 
Condor with the interesting 
photographs presented here- 
with, and adds a few words 
concerning the taniene.ss of 
this white pelican. Mr. Red- 
ington writes: “It was cap- 
tured some years ago and has 
been in captivity ever since, 
thongli it ha.s libert}'- to go and 
come at its will, which I su])- 
pose coulil hardly be termed 
“captivit}-’’ in its true sense. 
It is in possession of a fisher- 
man’s famil}^ whose residence 
is located near the beach, 
and the bird has the freedom 
of the yard, and street for 
that matter, as I have fre- 
([uentl}' seen it Hying up from 
the beach homewards, some- 
times keeping in advance of 
a team, and flying but a few 
feet above the ground. At 
other times I have noticed it 
approach high in the air, and 
circle in lowering circles un- 
til it landed in the yard. It 
is (juite tame, and ha.s been 
taught many tricks b}’ the 
family, such as catching a ball 
or other object when thrown 
at him and sometimes to.ssing 
it into the air again. When 
performing this feat, it seems 
to extend its pouch to its 
fullest capacitj- and this acts 
like a basket in catching the 
object. He is fed on fish from 
the fish stall, and eats almost 
anything of that description 
given him. These people 
have another pelican, one of 
the brown variety, l)ut it is 
not as domestic as the white 
one. It is absent for long 
periods.’’ 
