Children's own library . BLACK-HEADED GULL pensities can be turned to good account. The Chinese,at the present day, employ a kind of Cormorant forthat purpose, having previously placed a ring roundthe birds neck to prevent it from swallowing the length is about three feet. The White Pelican inhabits Africa, India, and a WOOD S NATURAL HISTORY 189 great part of the southeastern portions of is a very conspicuous bird, its singular membra-nous pouch offering a distinction perfectly unmistak-able. The pouch, when distended, holds two gallons. •- >s^**St{£ COMMON CORMORANT of
Children's own library . BLACK-HEADED GULL pensities can be turned to good account. The Chinese,at the present day, employ a kind of Cormorant forthat purpose, having previously placed a ring roundthe birds neck to prevent it from swallowing the length is about three feet. The White Pelican inhabits Africa, India, and a WOOD S NATURAL HISTORY 189 great part of the southeastern portions of is a very conspicuous bird, its singular membra-nous pouch offering a distinction perfectly unmistak-able. The pouch, when distended, holds two gallons. •- >s^**St{£ COMMON CORMORANT of water, but the bird has the. power of contracting itso that it can scarcely be discerned. The pouch serves as a net in which to scoop up thefish on which the Pelican feeds. Another most important use of the pouch is to con-vey food to the young. The parent Pelican presses 190 WOOD S NATURAL HISTORY the pouch against its breast, in order to enable theyoung to obtain the fish; which action, in all proba-
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