Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- 90 × 56.5 mm
Breeds in Canada, United States
Uniform chalky white, rough to the touch, becoming smooth and discolored over time.
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 62 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Petrels and Pelicans and Their Allies (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 121, 1922), p. 286.
- Description
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: American White Pelican, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Saskatchewan Museum). - Shape
- Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).
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