BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 203 
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.” 
Although 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. pl. 421. 
