. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS AVES : ORDER STEGANOPOBES. 155 ORDER STEGANOPODES. General Characteristics.âThe Foot-covered birds are readily recognized by the totipalmate feet and unfeathered gular pouchâa sac beneath the bill sometimes holding a gallon, and used for a temporary larder. Pelecanidse.âThe White Pelican* swims upon the sur- face, darting down its long bill at the fish swimming near, till its pouch is filled, when it retires to the sand-banks and stands with its fellows in long rows, while the. contents of the sac gradually pass into the stomach, as the process of di
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. CLASS AVES : ORDER STEGANOPOBES. 155 ORDER STEGANOPODES. General Characteristics.âThe Foot-covered birds are readily recognized by the totipalmate feet and unfeathered gular pouchâa sac beneath the bill sometimes holding a gallon, and used for a temporary larder. Pelecanidse.âThe White Pelican* swims upon the sur- face, darting down its long bill at the fish swimming near, till its pouch is filled, when it retires to the sand-banks and stands with its fellows in long rows, while the. contents of the sac gradually pass into the stomach, as the process of digestion goes on. The Brown Pelican flies ten to twenty feet above the surface, watch- ing the shoals of fish beneath, till a chance offers, when it falls flatwise, often with a force that immerses the whole body,f scooping up one or more with its pouch. Then rising, it re- peats the operation as often as the capacity of its pocket will permit. Graculidae.âThe Cormorant I pursues its prey under the water, using â its wings to increase its speed. It is fond of eels, but often has a hard Brown Pelican. tV. battle to keep one down, sometimes struggling for half an hour, and then taking it to a rock and that the tail projects and it can be introduced folly into the stomach only after the head has been digested. ' * The White Pelican (P. erythrorhynchus) ranges from Florida to the northwest coast. The Brown Pelican () from the coast of North Carolina around to California. The former is remarkable for a homy excrescence on the top of the upper mandible. t This dash upon the water would be fatal to itself if it were not for a thick layer of air-cells just beneath the skin, which breaks the force of the blow. i Cormorants are abundant in all parts of the world, and by the Chinese are tamed and used for fishing, by placing a ring at the base of the neck to prevent the bird from swallowing the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that ma
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