. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Key to the Species * Tarsus over 3i ; plumage mainly .1. American White Pelican, * Tarsus under 3|; plumage with much brown 2. Brown Pelican. 1. American White Pelican (125. Pelechr nus erythrorhynclios). — An exceedingly- large, white, swim- ming bird, with, a very long, pouched bill and black primaries. The young is similar, but writli some brown- ish-gray on the top of the head. In the breeding season, there is a peculiar crest on American White
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. Key to the Species * Tarsus over 3i ; plumage mainly .1. American White Pelican, * Tarsus under 3|; plumage with much brown 2. Brown Pelican. 1. American White Pelican (125. Pelechr nus erythrorhynclios). — An exceedingly- large, white, swim- ming bird, with, a very long, pouched bill and black primaries. The young is similar, but writli some brown- ish-gray on the top of the head. In the breeding season, there is a peculiar crest on American White Pelican the bm> TMs gpe_ cies procures its food mainly by swimming and dipping; the next by darting from the air into the water. This species is found both along the coast and in the center of the continent a thousand miles from salt water; the next is almost ex- clusively marine. Length, 60; wing, 22 (20-25) ; tail, 6; tarsus, 4|; culmen, 11-15. North America, rare or accidental on the Atlantic coast, common on the Pacific; breeding from Minnesota northward far into the British pos- sessions, and wintering from the Gulf coast to Central America. 2. Brown Pelican (126. Pele- cdbnus fuscus).—This is a bird similar to the last, but Brown Pelican. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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