. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. HUNTING BIRDS WITH A CAMERA 183. THE PELICAN YAWN The Pelican has an elastic bag or pouch that hangs from the lower part of the bill. This is used as a dip net. The bird swims along, up-ends, and dives for a fish. It was formerly thought that this pouch served to convey live fish, swimming in water, to the little Pelicans at home; but it would be impossible for a Pelican to fly with his burden so out of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabil
. [Articles about birds from National geographic magazine]. Birds. HUNTING BIRDS WITH A CAMERA 183. THE PELICAN YAWN The Pelican has an elastic bag or pouch that hangs from the lower part of the bill. This is used as a dip net. The bird swims along, up-ends, and dives for a fish. It was formerly thought that this pouch served to convey live fish, swimming in water, to the little Pelicans at home; but it would be impossible for a Pelican to fly with his burden so out of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society
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