. The condor. Birds; Birds; Birds. Mar., 1907 AMONG THE PELICANS 41. AN ADULT PELICAN JUST DROPPING INTO ROOKERY birds as they soared about. Then it was thriUing to see some of them descend with rigid, half-closed wings. They used the sky as a big toboggan-slide and dropped like meteors, leaving a trail of thunder. Several times when we first heard the sound, we were deceived into thinking it was the advance messenger of a heavy storm and jumped up expecting to see black clouds rising from behind the mountains. Po rtia II d. Ore go Please note that these images are extracted from scanned p
. The condor. Birds; Birds; Birds. Mar., 1907 AMONG THE PELICANS 41. AN ADULT PELICAN JUST DROPPING INTO ROOKERY birds as they soared about. Then it was thriUing to see some of them descend with rigid, half-closed wings. They used the sky as a big toboggan-slide and dropped like meteors, leaving a trail of thunder. Several times when we first heard the sound, we were deceived into thinking it was the advance messenger of a heavy storm and jumped up expecting to see black clouds rising from behind the mountains. Po rtia II d. Ore go 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 Cooper Ornithological Club; Cooper Ornithological Society. Santa Clara, Calif. : Cooper Ornithological Club
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