. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . Bahama Islands. F. M. Bahama Islands. F. M. Chapman. Booby. For description see page 332. LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 201 occasional visitor on our coasts, though its breeds abundantly atvarious localities in the West Indies, Nesting.—According to Audubon (184:0) it formerly bred on oneof the Dry Tortugas; I quote from his account of this colony asfollows: • About eight miles to the northeast of tlie Tortugas Lighthouse lies a smallsand bar a f
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . Bahama Islands. F. M. Bahama Islands. F. M. Chapman. Booby. For description see page 332. LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 201 occasional visitor on our coasts, though its breeds abundantly atvarious localities in the West Indies, Nesting.—According to Audubon (184:0) it formerly bred on oneof the Dry Tortugas; I quote from his account of this colony asfollows: • About eight miles to the northeast of tlie Tortugas Lighthouse lies a smallsand bar a few acres in extent, called Booby Island on account of the numberof birds of this species that resort to it during tlie breeding season, and to itwe accordingly went. We found it not more than a few feet above the sur-face of the water, but covered with boobies, which lay basking in the sunshineand pluming themselves. Our attempt to land on the island l^efore the birdsshould fly ofE proved futile, fur before we were witliin fifty yards of it theyhad all betalveu themselves to flight, and were dispersing in various directions. The nest of
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