. Guide leaflet. War Birds which lived on CayVerde placed their nests in the dense growth of sea-grape and cactuswhich covered a portion of the Cay. They lay but one egg. Theyoung acquire a covering of whitish down when a few days old, and thisis quickly followed by a surprising development of the feathers of theback, which it will be observed more than cover the back before thecorresponding feathers appear in the young Booby. The male Man-o-War Bird has the remarkable habit of inflating itsred gular or throat-pouch until it resembles a toy balloon. The birdssit on their nests or even fly abou
. Guide leaflet. War Birds which lived on CayVerde placed their nests in the dense growth of sea-grape and cactuswhich covered a portion of the Cay. They lay but one egg. Theyoung acquire a covering of whitish down when a few days old, and thisis quickly followed by a surprising development of the feathers of theback, which it will be observed more than cover the back before thecorresponding feathers appear in the young Booby. The male Man-o-War Bird has the remarkable habit of inflating itsred gular or throat-pouch until it resembles a toy balloon. The birdssit on their nests or even fly about displaying this surprising appendage. With a wing expanse of between seven and eight feet and a bodyno larger than that of a hen, the Man-o-War Bird is one of the mostpowerful and graceful of flyers. It feeds largely on flying-fish, whichit catches in the air. H iM^ ■. ■ ■. * * •* • — InlSfc^ 1 V I A. ^ 11 m m i • • * ■> AMERICAN EGRETS IN CUTHBERT ROOKERY Study for the group from CUTHBERT ROOKERY GROUP Louis Agassiz Fuertes making sketches for the background. 19. A FLORIDA ROOKERY ROOKERIES are, r rather were, one of the characteristicfeatures of the bird-life of Florida. The term is generallyapplied there to all gatherings of roosting or nesting bird-. whether Pelicans, Cormorants or Ibises, but, because of their commer-cial importance, one more frequently hears of Heron rookeries. Beforethe demand for their plumage had brought the aigrette-bearing Herons and Roseate Spoonbill to the verge of extermination, a Florida rookerywas one of the most remarkable sights in the bird-life of our country. One may still find colonies of Ibises, Cormorants, Pelicans andplumeless Herons, but of those great gatherings of birds which were onceso abundant and of which Cuthbert Rookery was a fine example, nonenow remains. Formerly there could be found the birds just named, andwith them were American and Snowy Egrets and Roseate Spoonbills. As may be imagined, Cut
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