The Pelican of America by George Edwards The Body of this Bird was something bigger than that of a large
tame Goose; from the Point of the Bill to the Angles of the Mouth it
measured 13 Inches; the Wing when closed measured 18 Inches. I take
this Bird to fall short of half the Quantity of Bulk of the last
described [pelican], this appearing to me less than a Swan, and that
manifestly more than double its Bulk.
Excerpt from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
The Pelican of America by George Edwards