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noftrils are oblong, the bill is more ftraight, and 
the gape extends beyond the beak. — 
GENUS 33. _ ELE CANUS. 
ih Pelican’s bill is long, gy flrong, hooked at 
the point, and has a nail at the end. | 
The noftrils are {mall, and almoft concealed in a along” 
furrow. | ore 
The fore part of the head is naked in mof. 
_ Each of the fourtoes are connefted (or joined) by a web. 
‘HE Pelican is a very large bird, and has a 
very remarkable pouch, or bag, under his 
bill, in which he can hep te confiderable number 
of fifh. 
~The Pelican is bi ie the Swan: his wings 
“are very wide; and he can fly very well, and — 
balance himfelf in the air: he falls like lead in a 
moment upon his prey; and the violence of -his _ 
, fall, and the extent of his wings, ftrikes the water, 
and difturbs it fo much, that the fifh is ftunned, 
and cannot efcape. This is his way of fifhing 
when he is alone; but when they fifh in com- | 
pany, they form a large circle, and then come 
nearer together, making the circle lefs and lefs ; 
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