. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . Liivsau Island. W . K. Galapagos Islands. K. 11. Beck. Man-o-war-bird. For description see paqe 3361 LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 311 molt, when the birds are a little over two years old, the adult plum-ages of the male and female are assumed. The plumage of the maleis then entirely black, with its beautiful metallic luster and lanceolatefeathers on the upper parts; and the flight feathers have reached theirfullest development; the bright red gul
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . Liivsau Island. W . K. Galapagos Islands. K. 11. Beck. Man-o-war-bird. For description see paqe 3361 LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 311 molt, when the birds are a little over two years old, the adult plum-ages of the male and female are assumed. The plumage of the maleis then entirely black, with its beautiful metallic luster and lanceolatefeathers on the upper parts; and the flight feathers have reached theirfullest development; the bright red gular sac of the male is anadornment of the nuptial season only. The female in full plumagehas the head and neck clear blackish brown and the breast and sidespure white; she is less glossy above than the male, there is more orless brownish in the wing-coverts, and the feathers of the upper partsare less lanceolate. Food.—The food of the man-o-war bird consists largely of fish,but it includes much of the varied bills of fare indulged in by thevarious species of boobies, pelicans, cormorants, gulls, and terns onwhich it makes its piratical rai
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