. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 140 POPULAR OFFICIAL BROWN AND WHITE PELICANS. the following species in Central and South America, to their most remote haunts, sometimes even at the risk of their lives. Fashion has decreed that the egrets must go. The American Egret, {Herodias egretta).—Much to the misfortune of this species, it possesses' about fifty "aigrette" plumes which droop in graceful curves from the middle of its back far beyond the tail and wing tips. For these beau- tiful feathers this bird has been pursued by plu
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 140 POPULAR OFFICIAL BROWN AND WHITE PELICANS. the following species in Central and South America, to their most remote haunts, sometimes even at the risk of their lives. Fashion has decreed that the egrets must go. The American Egret, {Herodias egretta).—Much to the misfortune of this species, it possesses' about fifty "aigrette" plumes which droop in graceful curves from the middle of its back far beyond the tail and wing tips. For these beau- tiful feathers this bird has been pursued by plume hunters almost to the point of total extermination in the United States. The White Pelican, (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), is one of the largest birds of North America and by reason of its size, its pure white plumage, its enormously long amber- colored bill and gular pouch, it is one of the most showy birds in the aviary. As consumers of fish they stand pre- eminent among birds, and their only rivals in the Park are the sea-lions. The specimens exhibited were collected for the Society in southern Texas. The Brown Pelican, (Pelecanus occidentalis), when adult, is a handsome and showy bird, and one which not only is easily reconciled to life in a comfortable aviary, but posi- tively enjoys it. The specimens in our collection were col- lected for the Society on Pelican Island. Florida, and their interesting home life at that place may be studied from the series of photographs on exhibition in the Aquatic Bird House. When their daily allowance of fish appears they. 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 New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York, New York Zoological Society
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