. The Wilson bulletin . While primarily for the attraction of a mate the gular-sac ofthe male man-o-war may be used as an aggressive fea-ture. Note the bird in the upper left-hand Young Man-o-War About Ten Days Old. Habits of Fregata Aquila 155 developed. Through his courtesy the accompanying pictureis reproduced. Birds of this species are all cannibals, and will quickly de-vour any egg or young bird left unprotected; hence constantvigilance is necessary on the part of the parents, who taketurns in protecting the nest. Despite this watchful care Imore than once saw a youngster dragged
. The Wilson bulletin . While primarily for the attraction of a mate the gular-sac ofthe male man-o-war may be used as an aggressive fea-ture. Note the bird in the upper left-hand Young Man-o-War About Ten Days Old. Habits of Fregata Aquila 155 developed. Through his courtesy the accompanying pictureis reproduced. Birds of this species are all cannibals, and will quickly de-vour any egg or young bird left unprotected; hence constantvigilance is necessary on the part of the parents, who taketurns in protecting the nest. Despite this watchful care Imore than once saw a youngster dragged from its nest, car-ried high in the) air, and torn to pieces by his harpy relatives. When suddenly disturbed the parent bird not infrequentlydisgorges a fish beside its offspring before taking observers believe this is to provide food for the youngduring the parents absence, but the fact that this fish is nevereaten by the young bird would seem to indicate that theparent simply wished to relieve itself of an additional weightso that it could more readily get under way. This inferenceis supported by the fact that gannets and other sea-birds whendisturbed on the beach, s
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