THE PELICAN.

Tue Pelican is the largest of web-footed
water-fowls. It is found in nearly all cli-
mates, but the flocks are most numerous
in the warm regions of the world. Along
the shores of the rivers of Africa, a vast
number of these birds may be seen. They
fly low and heavily, sometimes abreast,
and at others in an oblique line. They
are often seen to pass close over a building
or within a few yards of a party of men,
without showing any signs of fear. For
the purpose of surprising their prey, the
Pelicans haunt eddies near falls, and de-
vour great quantities of crabs and other

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