. Bird-lore . ^OLNG CALirORXIA BROWN PELICAN SHOWING HOOKED BILL who, flving close to the water, is ever in hot pursuit of the Pelican on its fish-ing excursions, was a Johnny-on-the-spot to assist in devouring the savorymeal. The Gull often snatches the tish from the Pelicans bill before the lattercan lift its head and start it down grade into its lish-net pouch of elastic skin,or confuses its slow thinking faculties, so that the fish falls back into the water,an easy prey to the Gulls insatiable greed. After a hearty meal, the Pelicanrests upon the rocking waves with its long bill held close
. Bird-lore . ^OLNG CALirORXIA BROWN PELICAN SHOWING HOOKED BILL who, flving close to the water, is ever in hot pursuit of the Pelican on its fish-ing excursions, was a Johnny-on-the-spot to assist in devouring the savorymeal. The Gull often snatches the tish from the Pelicans bill before the lattercan lift its head and start it down grade into its lish-net pouch of elastic skin,or confuses its slow thinking faculties, so that the fish falls back into the water,an easy prey to the Gulls insatiable greed. After a hearty meal, the Pelicanrests upon the rocking waves with its long bill held close to its neck and itsdreamy eyes looking into space—perfect contentment expressed in its digni-fied lassitude. I saw a Pelican in an endeavor to fly from the water onto a buoy, mis-calculate the distance. Flapping its heavy wings, it slowly gained the air; butwas too near the buoy to raise itself sufficiently to alight, so slid awkwardlyback into the water, then swam some twenty feet away, made a second attem
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