The Bill of a North American White Pelican

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“North American White Pelican. Bill several times as long as the head, comparatively slender, but strong, straight, broad, flattened, grooved throughout, ending with a distinct claw-like hook. Mandibular rami joining only at their apex; the long broad interramal space, and the throat, occupied by an enormous membranous sac. Nostrils abortive.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

birds, ornithology, North American birds, North American White Pelican, Pelecanus trachyrhynchus.

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Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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