. The birds of eastern North America : with original descriptions of all the species which occur east of the Mississippi River, between the Arctic circle and the Gulf of Mexico, with full notes upon their habits, etc. , . rings. The tympanifornis are much exposed on the upper side ofthe bronchial tubes ; are as wide as the tube at the bronchial division, but narrow greatly toward the rings, twenty. Os transversale, well developed, but has no semiluna membrane. The heart is, short, thick and oval, by Both lobes of the liver are about equal in size. Oe-sophagus long, a
. The birds of eastern North America : with original descriptions of all the species which occur east of the Mississippi River, between the Arctic circle and the Gulf of Mexico, with full notes upon their habits, etc. , . rings. The tympanifornis are much exposed on the upper side ofthe bronchial tubes ; are as wide as the tube at the bronchial division, but narrow greatly toward the rings, twenty. Os transversale, well developed, but has no semiluna membrane. The heart is, short, thick and oval, by Both lobes of the liver are about equal in size. Oe-sophagus long, and very extensible, and has eight prominent ridges, which continue into the wide pro-ventriculus as angular glandular tracts, long. Glands, numerous, simple, oval,, .30 long. Stomach,continuous with proventriculus, small ) long, but is furnished with a pyloric lobe nearly as large as by .60. Duodenum long, pancreas occupying half its length. Spleen, elliptical. MAN-OF-WAR BIRD. 71 Nestlings, when newly hatched are naked, and dull bluish in color throughout. When about ten dnvs ei. appeal. In a month the wmg quills appear, and the tail feathers bud, the other feathers follow. Fig. Man-of-war. Young, two days old, from Little Cayman, April 22, 1888. Habits. I found quite a large breeding jjlace of the Man-of-wars on Little stick built nests, which were small for the size of the birds, were placed on mangrovesand although on April 22, most of the nests contained young, I succeeded in findin-four nests which contained an addled egg each, and upon each of which a female wassitting. All other nests contained a single yonng bird, which, when newly hatched, wascarefully guarded by the male. When such a nest was approached the old bird wouldrise on his feet, still keeping over his progeny, and repeatedly bow his head, occasionallytouching his oflspring with his bill. I could easily catch him in my hands before he wouldleave. When forced to
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