. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . P;Lle puvplish Is., Galapagos Is., South Pacific, March 6. 1901. Egg laid in hole of a sea eggs are easily told from those of the yellow-billed by their much largersize. Collector, R. H. Beck. [] Red-tailed Tropic Bird. Ihwthon ntbricaiulKS. Range.—Tropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, accidental off the coast of Lower California. This is a singularly beautiful species resembling the latter except that the central
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . P;Lle puvplish Is., Galapagos Is., South Pacific, March 6. 1901. Egg laid in hole of a sea eggs are easily told from those of the yellow-billed by their much largersize. Collector, R. H. Beck. [] Red-tailed Tropic Bird. Ihwthon ntbricaiulKS. Range.—Tropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, accidental off the coast of Lower California. This is a singularly beautiful species resembling the latter except that the central tail feathers are bright red, with the extreme tips white. During August and September theybreed in large colonies onsmall islands in tiie SouthSeas. On Mauritius Islandthey build their nests eitherin the trees or place them onthe ground; the nesL is madeof seaweed, sticks and weeds;numbers of them nest onLaysan Is., of the Hawaiiangroup, concealing their nestson the ground under over-hanging ,brush. The single egg has a palepurplish ground speckledwith brown,.
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