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nests, erect on the tarsi, as if they had on cloaks. They were not 

 quarrelsome in their disposition, like the Boobies ; frequently one 

 would alight on a neighboring nest without being disturbed by the 

 owner. The single egg, which is white, is large for the size of the 

 body." 



Akhough the Man-of-War is quite tame during the breeding 

 season, at other times it is shy and suspicious and very difficult to 

 approach. We met with them every day among the more southern 

 islands, and one or more of them was generally to be seen, but they 

 generally gave the vessel a wide berth, and it was a rare thing to 

 obtain a shot at one of them. The young birds, when about three 

 weeks old, are pure white, with the exception of a slight tinge of 

 blackish upon the back, the bill and gular sac at that time being pale 

 flesh-color. 



Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VII. pi. 421. 



