. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . another mother dropped into the nursery and she was besieged byseveral ravenous children. Each began pecking at her bill, trying to makeher feed them. But she moved off in apparent unconcern, or perhaps she wasmaking some selection as to which one to feed. She waddled about till oneof the youngsters began a series of actions that were very interesting. Hefell on the ground before the old bird, gi-unting and flapping his wings as ifhe were in the last stages of starvation. Still th
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . another mother dropped into the nursery and she was besieged byseveral ravenous children. Each began pecking at her bill, trying to makeher feed them. But she moved off in apparent unconcern, or perhaps she wasmaking some selection as to which one to feed. She waddled about till oneof the youngsters began a series of actions that were very interesting. Hefell on the ground before the old bird, gi-unting and flapping his wings as ifhe were in the last stages of starvation. Still the mother did not heed hisentreaties and the youngster suddenly got well and began pecking her billagain. The old bird backed up as if she were getting a good footing andslowly opened her mouth to admit the bill of the little pelican. She drewher neck up till the ends of the upper and lower mandibles were braced againstthe ground and her pouch was distended to the limit. Jouuh-like, down themothers throat went the head of the child till he seemed about to be swallowed U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 12! PL. 59. Malheur Lake, Oregon. Icihlniaii and Fiiiley.
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