. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology; Zoologia Geral. 84 CICONIIFORMES validity of P. molinae ofl'eru and Chili, has a white or occasionally yellowish head, silvery-grey upper parts with dusky streaks, and browner under parts. The crested nape is chestnut, varying to blackish : the bill and loral region are grey or bluish, tlie dark- tipped maxilla being spotted with red ; the pouch is red, or dusky, like the feet; the bare orbits are blue. P. conspicillatus of Australia and Southern New Guinea is white, with black wings and tail and. Fig. 25.—Crested Pelican. Pclecanus crisjms. x J. a yel
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology; Zoologia Geral. 84 CICONIIFORMES validity of P. molinae ofl'eru and Chili, has a white or occasionally yellowish head, silvery-grey upper parts with dusky streaks, and browner under parts. The crested nape is chestnut, varying to blackish : the bill and loral region are grey or bluish, tlie dark- tipped maxilla being spotted with red ; the pouch is red, or dusky, like the feet; the bare orbits are blue. P. conspicillatus of Australia and Southern New Guinea is white, with black wings and tail and. Fig. 25.—Crested Pelican. Pclecanus crisjms. x J. a yellow wash on the chest; the bill, feet, and naked parts are yellowish-white, with a blue tinge on the two first and a similarly coloured ring round the orbits, which are divided by a feathered space from the lores. In this Family the sexes are alike ; the young being usually crestless, and of a brown hue, with yellowish or dusky pouch and occasionally white mottlings. Pelicans inhabit not only tidal waters, but also swampy districts and inland lakes, traversing in some cases vast distances on migration, and being usually found in company. Though. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862-; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. [London, Macmillan and co. , limited; New York, The Macmillan company
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