SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. FL FEB 2 4 1916 
Feb. 21, 1916. 
Dr. L. Stejneger, 
Head Curator of Biology. 
Sir: 
I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript of a pape 
entitled "A Study of the recent Pelicans, with descriptions of new 
Genera and Species", with the request that it be published in the 
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 
Museum. 
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