. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . PELECANUS FUSCUS Pelican. Aditlt in breeding plumage: Neck chestnut brown; head and line at the base of the pouchyellowish white; upper parts ashy gray, some of the feathers edged with brownish. Billbrownish white marked with red in spots ; pouch dark greenish black ; bare space in front ofthe eye bluish ; tail consists of twenty-two feathers. The immature bird has the head and neckbrownish gray. Length, 50 ; Wing, 20; Tarsus, ; Bill, 11. This species is abundant in Florida, breedin
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . PELECANUS FUSCUS Pelican. Aditlt in breeding plumage: Neck chestnut brown; head and line at the base of the pouchyellowish white; upper parts ashy gray, some of the feathers edged with brownish. Billbrownish white marked with red in spots ; pouch dark greenish black ; bare space in front ofthe eye bluish ; tail consists of twenty-two feathers. The immature bird has the head and neckbrownish gray. Length, 50 ; Wing, 20; Tarsus, ; Bill, 11. This species is abundant in Florida, breeding in numbers in some locali-ties. The eggs are three to five, of a bluish white color, covered with achalky deposit. Habitat: Atlantic coast of tropical and sub-tropical America, north onthe Atlantic coast to North Carolina; accidental in Illinois. () KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. Famii^y FREGATID^. Man-o-War FREGATA Cuvier. 211. FREGATA AQUILA (Linn.).Man=o=War Bird. Adult male : Entire plumage brownish black, showing a greenish reflection on the head, andpurplish upon the back ; tail forked and composed of twelve feathers; gular sac pale orange :iris brown. Adult female: Differs from the male by having a white patch on the breast, which extendsalong the sides of the neck and around it near the middle. Length, 43; Wing, 25; Tail, 19; Tarsus, i; Bill, 6. This species is common on the Florida coast. It is possible that it mavnest on some of the keys; but I know of no actual record of its breedingin the United States. It breeds commonly in the Bahama Islands, where Ihave often found its nest. The female lays one white egg. Ranges along the tropical and sub-tropical coast of America, and anoccasional straggler has been recorded as far north as Nova Scotia. 212 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. ORDER ANSERES. Lamellirostral Swimmers. Family ANATID^. Ducks, Geese, and MERGING. Mergansers. Fish=eati
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