. Birds: the elements of ornithology . The Frigate-bird {Tachypetes aqiiila). (Tachypetes aquila), which has in some respects the aspect of abird of prey of the Hawk or Eagle kind, with a powerful hooked beak and a long, forked tail. It has, however, marvellouslylong wings and very small feet, and is believed to have the mostpowerful flight to be met with in the class of Birds. It soars togreat heights. Erigate-birds are great persecutors of others,pursuing Terns and Gannets, forcing them to disgorge a fishthey may have captured, and catching it as it falls. They areoften called Men-of-war Bir
. Birds: the elements of ornithology . The Frigate-bird {Tachypetes aqiiila). (Tachypetes aquila), which has in some respects the aspect of abird of prey of the Hawk or Eagle kind, with a powerful hooked beak and a long, forked tail. It has, however, marvellouslylong wings and very small feet, and is believed to have the mostpowerful flight to be met with in the class of Birds. It soars togreat heights. Erigate-birds are great persecutors of others,pursuing Terns and Gannets, forcing them to disgorge a fishthey may have captured, and catching it as it falls. They areoften called Men-of-war Birds. They range the ocean in all liraEODUOTION, 33^ warm regions, and, like Petrels and Albatrosses, have little to-do with the land. They are inhabitants of the Tropics, as also-especially are some creatures constituting- another very small; Fig. The Tropic-bird (Phaeton tsthereits). Oceanic group, and known emphatically as these we may name Phaeton miherms as a type. Theyare powerful, but not graceful fliers, often accompanying 34 ELEMENTS OE OENITHOLOGY. ships in their course, and flying round them at a greatheight with the velocity and directness of a small steam-enginei;Nevertheless, though they depart far from land they do not doso to the extent to which Petrels and the Frigate-bird will are gregarious, and nest together on coasts where rocks Pig. 33.
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