. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. MAN-O'-WAR BIRDS. Family Freqatid^. Man-o'-war Birds. 97 Man-o'-war Birds, or Frigate Birds, are found throughout inter- tropical seas. One of
. Handbook of birds of eastern North America [microform] : with keys to the species and descriptions of their plumages, nests and eggs, their distribution and migrations and a brief account of their haunts and habits with introductory chapters on the study of ornithology, how to identify birds and howto collect and preserve birds, their nests, and eggs. Birds; Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Ornithologie. MAN-O'-WAR BIRDS. Family Freqatid^. Man-o'-war Birds. 97 Man-o'-war Birds, or Frigate Birds, are found throughout inter- tropical seas. One of tlie two known species occurs in America. They are strictly maritime, and, â¢.â ,:'Me sometimes observed at great distances from the land, are met with in numbers only near the coasts. They have a greater expanse of wing in proportion to the weight of their body than any other bird, and in pov/er of flight are unsurpassed. They rarely alight upon the water, but, facing the wind, pass hours resting motionless on outstretched wings, sometimes ascending to great heights and calmly soaring far above storms. It is when feed- ing that their marvelous aerial powers are displayed to the best advan- tage. By swift, indescribably graceful darts they secure fish which are near the surface or capture those which have leaped from the \vater to escape some enemy below. They also pursue Gulls and Terns, and, forcing them to disgorge their prey, catch it in midair. As a rule they are gregarious at all seasons, and nest and roost on bushes near the shore. 188> Fregata aquila {Linn.). Man-o^-war Bird; Frigate Bird, (Scc Fig. 1.').) Ad. & .âEntire pliimujre black, more glossy above. 9 .âSinii- lur, but browuT; lesser wing-eoverts grayish brown; breast and upper belly white. Im.âSimilar to the 9 , but whole liead and neok white. L., 40-00; W., 25-00; T., 17-00; B., 4-r)0. A'a/zf/câTropical and subtropical coasts generally; in America north to Florida, Texas, and Califoruia, and casu
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