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PELECANINtE. sula. 
eastward to North Carolina. Breeds on trees and also on the ground ; 
eggs three. 
Pelecanus fuscus, Bonap. Syn. p. 401. 
Brown Pelican, Nutt. Man. v. ii. p. 476. 
Brown Pelican, Pelecanus fuscus, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iii. p. 376 ; v. v. p. 212. 
GENUS V. SULA, Bmss. GANNET. 
Bill longer than the head, opening beyond the eyes, 
straight, elongated, conical, moderately compressed ; upper 
mandible, with the dorsal line, straight and declinate, at 
the end convex and a little decurved ; the ridge very broad, 
convex, with a slight median carnia, and separated on each 
side from the sides, which are perpendicular, slightly con- 
vex, and have an additional narrow-jointed piece below the 
eye ; edges sharp, direct, irregularly serrate with numerous 
slender cuts directed backwards, tip compressed, a little 
decurved, rather acute ; lower mandible with the angle 
extremely long and narrow, the dorsal line straight, ascend- 
ing, the sides erect, convex, the edges sharp and serrated, 
the tip compressed, acute. No external nostrils. Head 
large, neck of moderate length, and very thick ; body of 
moderate bulk, rather elongated. Feet short, strong, placed 
rather far behind ; tibiae concealed ; tarsus very short, 
rounded before, sharp behind, scaly, with three lines of 
small transversely oblong scutella, which run down the toes, 
the latter long and slender, all united by membranes hav- 
ing their margins straight ; first toe rather small, directed 
inwards and forwards ; middle toe longest, the outer almost 
equal. Claws of moderate size, slightly arched, that of the 
third toe pectinate. Plumage generally close, rather com- 
pact, on the head and neck blended. Wings very long, 
narrow, acute ; first quill longest. Tail rather long, cu- 
neate, of twelve or fourteen feathers. Gular sac small, with 
a small median portion bare ; tongue extremely small, blunt ; 
oesophagus extremely wide ; proventricular glands forming 
a broad belt partially divided by intervals ; stomach ex- 
