. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. TACHYPETES AQUILUS: FRIGATE. 341 Family TACHYPETID^: Frigates. FRIGATE, OR MAN-OF-WAR BIRD. TaCHYPETES AQUILUS (Z.) V. Chars. Bill longer than head, stout, straight, wider than high at the base, thence gradually compressed to the strongly hooked extremity. Nostrils very small, linear, almost entirely closed, in a long, narrow groove. Gular sac small, but ca- pable of considerable distension. Wings ex- ceedingly long and pointed, of about thirty- four remiges, of wh
. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. TACHYPETES AQUILUS: FRIGATE. 341 Family TACHYPETID^: Frigates. FRIGATE, OR MAN-OF-WAR BIRD. TaCHYPETES AQUILUS (Z.) V. Chars. Bill longer than head, stout, straight, wider than high at the base, thence gradually compressed to the strongly hooked extremity. Nostrils very small, linear, almost entirely closed, in a long, narrow groove. Gular sac small, but ca- pable of considerable distension. Wings ex- ceedingly long and pointed, of about thirty- four remiges, of which the ten primaries are very powerful, with stout quadrangular shafts; upper and middle por- tion of the wings greatly lengthened. Tail very long, deeply forked, of twelve strong feathers. Feet exceedingly small, the tarsus, in particular, extraordinarily short, feathered; middle claw pectinate. Bulk of body slight compared with the great length of the wings and tail. Male brownish-black, glossed with green or purplish, duller on the belly, wings showing brown and gray; female with white on neck and breast. Length, about feet; extent, about ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, or inches ; tarsi, i inch or less. Accidental, in one known instance. Mr. George Bird Grinnell narrates that a female of this species was killed. Fig. 75. —Head of Frigate Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stearns, Winfrid Alden, 1852-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston, Lee and Shepard; New York, C. T. Dillingham
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