Life histories of North American petrels andpelicans and their allies.
Recent upturns in populations of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) andpelicans (Pelecanus sp.
Life histories of North American petrels, pelicans and their allies.
The Pelicans came as a contrast, almost pure white, only a touch here and there of their black skin showing where the white paint had rubbed off.
There was a flock of pelicans flying overhead, and geckos trying to elude the birds by floating on top of the mist.
For a moment he was reticent to say anything at all, but fearing a worsening imbroglio if he continued his silence he asked, "You've never seen pelicans here?
By this time the air was thundering with such a noise of pelicans that they could no longer hear the creaking of the air under the weight of the geckos.
The fact that they float up there eating bits of the sky seems odder than any pelicans migrating this far north.
Thirty emus were observed on one day; kangaroos, as has been remarked, were plentiful; and a large colony of pelicans caused the name of Pelican Lagoon to be given to a feature of the island's eastern lobe.
The screams of the miserable bird attract otherPelicans to the place, which, he assures us, eject a portion of the provisions from their pouches for their imprisoned companion.
Pelicans are very plentiful in many parts of the world, and are often seen in vast flocks.
In this way pelicans carry back food for their hungry little ones.
In a carving of the fifteenth century, among the ruins of Robertsbridge Abbey, the pelicans have their wings slightly raised, and in the modern arms of Pelham they are indorsed, as shown below.
The pelicans in the arms of the family of Pelham, resident at Laughton, co.
There are before me a number of sketches made of the Pelicans at the Zoological Gardens, and in no two cases does one attitude in the least resemble another.
In these two points the true Pelicans present a strong contrast to the cormorants, though birds closely allied.
In one case, however, when some young Pelicans had been captured and tied to a stake, their mother used to bring them food during the day, and at night was accustomed to roost in the branches of a tree above them.
On the next day two pelicans came on board, and Columbus records that these birds are not accustomed to go twenty leagues from land.
On September 20, other pelicans came on board; and the ships were again among the weeds.
On the 16th, they had their last look at a distant cape of Espanola, and were then in the broad ocean, with seaweed and tunnies and pelicans to break its monotony.
King and Queen of the Pelicans we; No other Birds so grand we see!
On September 20 other pelicans came on board; and the ships were again among the weeds.
Two pelicans alight on board, with the same significance.
Two pictures of pelicans were eventually painted; the second, in the possession of Mr. W.
Young Pelicans are fed on fish which they take from the pouch of the parent bird by thrusting their bills and heads well into it and prodding actively about for the food to be found there.
Pelicans nest in colonies, generally on some small island, building their nests on the ground or in bushes, and laying two or three large, white, chalky eggs.
Brown Pelicans secure their food by plunging on it from the air, generally from about twenty feet above the water.
Thirty years ago Pelicans were more often seen than they are to-day.
A short time before our adventure with the native we had seen three pelicans coming from the north.
There ducks and swans, in vast numbers, had taken refuge, and pelicans stood high upon their legs above the remains of Regent's Lake.
A large flock of pelicans flew up the Missouri, and numbers of blackbirds were on the banks.
While here, a couple of flocks of more than 160 pelicans passed over us in their way up the river, but we did not succeed in obtaining any of these fine birds.
At first I could not make it out, for Moss Beach was nowhere in sight; then, when I saw a couple of huge pelicans perched on the rock above my head, the truth came to me.
But at last I crawled up far enough to send off the pelicans in fright, and to get where the sun would strike me.
The fish are foolish, but thepelicans are not wise.
Two other writers upon our birds have stated that pelicans will gather in flocks along the shore, and by manoeuvring and beating the water with their wings, will drive the fish into the shallows, where they easily capture them.
The pelicans see the fish and pursue them, without any plan to corner them in shoal water, but the inevitable result is that they are so cornered and captured.
As we approached the spot in a boat the Pelicans left their nests, and taking to the water, sailed away like a fleet of stately ships, leaving their preconcerted nursery in possession of the invader.
Cormorants pursue their prey much in the same manner as Mergansers and Loons; the Anhingas are strictly territorial; the Pelicans combine the habits of both.
Pelicans often travel in considerable flocks, visiting the mouths of rivers or favourite retreats on the sea-coast.
The true Pelicans are large birds with powerful wings, and are excellent swimmers.
The myth that pelicans feed their young with their blood arose from the following habit, on which the whole superstructure of fable has been erected: They have a large bag attached to their under-bill.
Where pouchy pelicans roost On cypresses that lean them Out over the idle lap of the tide That comes and goes with balmy flows!
I went out at dawn, Pelicans were floating, Big beaks on their breasts; Up the sun came boating.
The water does not appear to be deep, but covers a large area; there were a few pelicans and other water-birds on it.
At seven miles struck it; found plenty of water, but very salt, with pelicans and other water-birds upon it.
A flight of pelicans over head to-day; they seem to have come from the north-west, which course I will try to-morrow.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pelicans" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
