. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Doulilc-ctc.^tcii (oriiiorant. >[exican Cormorant. 56 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. FAHILY PELECANID^. Pelicans. Bill, hooked at tip, over twelve inches long and having a largepouch ; lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. ^c:^. White Pelican. Group 1. Wing, over 17 inches long. Geuenil plumage, wiiite. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. White Pelican. See No. 83. Geueral plumage, not white (coloration very variable according to age and season, butnever white). Pelecanus fuscus. Brown Peli


. The birds of eastern North America known to occur east of the nineteenth meridian .. . Doulilc-ctc.^tcii (oriiiorant. >[exican Cormorant. 56 KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. FAHILY PELECANID^. Pelicans. Bill, hooked at tip, over twelve inches long and having a largepouch ; lores, bare; toes, four, all connected by webs. ^c:^. White Pelican. Group 1. Wing, over 17 inches long. Geuenil plumage, wiiite. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. White Pelican. See No. 83. Geueral plumage, not white (coloration very variable according to age and season, butnever white). Pelecanus fuscus. Brown Pelican. See No. 84. * For directions for measuremeut, see page 9. FAMILY PKLECANID^:, — PELICANS. 57


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