. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . Lake Wiimipegosis, Manitoba. A. 0. Lake Winnipegosis, Manitoba. A. C. Bent. White Pelican. For description see page 335. LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 283 lake looked forbidding enough, for its muddy waters were coveredwith white caps and heavy breakers were rolling in on the pebblybeach before a strong northerly gale; but we could not resist thetemptation to visit a small island, which lay legs than 200 yardsoffshore, and over which a cloud of whit
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . Lake Wiimipegosis, Manitoba. A. 0. Lake Winnipegosis, Manitoba. A. C. Bent. White Pelican. For description see page 335. LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 283 lake looked forbidding enough, for its muddy waters were coveredwith white caps and heavy breakers were rolling in on the pebblybeach before a strong northerly gale; but we could not resist thetemptation to visit a small island, which lay legs than 200 yardsoffshore, and over which a cloud of white gulls were hovering. Thechief attraction was a great white mass of birds standing on oneend of the island, conspicuous as a snow bank in spring, but recog-nized at once as a flock of pelicans. I had never seen a breedingcolony of white pelicans and, as our driver assured us that the waterwas shallow enough to drive to the island, we decided to attempt horses plunged bravely on through the rough water, whichnearly flooded the wagon, the flying spray drenched us to the skinand nearly took our breath away as it was blown into our faces bythe ga
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