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"Nance, delighting in her pelican, erected a lapis lazuli shrine, and set the holy pelican by her feet."
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Pelicans
Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage, except for the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches, and bare facial skin of all pelicans become brightly coloured befo
"Nance, delighting in her pelican, erected a lapis lazuli shrine, and set the holy pelican by her feet."
"A wonderful bird is the pelican, His bill will hold more than his belican, He can take in his beak Enough food for a week But Im damned if I see how the helican!"
"What, wouldst thou have me turn pelican, and feed thee out of my own vitals?"
"By them there sat the loving pelican, Whose young ones, poisond by the serpents sting, With her own blood to life again doth bring."
"The pelican came forth from the holy reed-beds. It came forth from the holy reed-beds. The wise pelican spent the day high in the skies. The pelican cried out in the sky: its singing was sweet and its voice was pleasing."