734 PELECANIDvE. 



Gen. Fregata. 



Bill much hooked at the tip ; wings long ; tail forked, long ; tarsi partially 

 feathered ; claws short and curved. 



1449. Fregata aquila (Linn,}, Salvad., Ucc. Born. p. 364 ; Hume, 

 Sir. F. viii. p. 116; Legge, Birds of Ceylon, p. 1204. Pelecanus aquilus, 

 Linn.^ Syst. Nat. i. p. 216. Attagen aquilus, Jerd., B. Ind. iii. p. 853. 

 Tachypetes aquilus, Sharpe, Rep. Trans. Venus Exped. p. 151. The FRIGATE 

 BIRD. 



Glossy black throughout. The young with the head, neck and lower 

 abdomen white. 



Length. 37 inches; wing 26; tail 9*5; tarsus 0*8; bill from gape 5-0. 

 Gular pouch scarlet; bill pale blue. 



H a ^ The Malabar Coast and the Bay of Bengal. 



Fregata minor, which differs from this in being smaller, is said to be found 

 in the Malay Peninsula and Ceylon. The notice of its find in Burmah is 

 only conjectured. 



Family, PELECANID^E.-Z^. 



Bill stout, straight, broad at the base, compressed at the tip, edges irre- 

 gularly serrated ; feet webbed ; face nude. 



Sub-Family, 



Bill short, straight, curved and hooked at tip. 



Gen. Sula. 

 Characters those of the Sub-Family. Plumage black and white. 



1450. Sula Cyanops, Sundev., Phys. Sahk. Tidskr. 1837, P- 218, 

 t. 5 ; Legge, Birds of Ceylon, p. 1180; Hume, Sir. F. viii. p. 1 16. Sula per- 

 sonata, Gould, P. Z. S. 1846, p. 21 ; id., B. Austr. vii. pi. 77. Dysporus 

 cyanops, Oates, B. Br, Burnt, ii. p. 231. The MASKED BOOBY. 



Face to behind the eyes and throat nude ; entire head, neck, back, rump, 

 upper tail coverts and entire lower parts white, with a slight fulvous tinge; 

 primaries, secondaries and tertials, also the tail, black ; irides lemon yellow ; 

 bill horny, blackish at the base ; both mandibles denticulated for one-half 

 their length from tip. 



Length. 32-5 inches; bill at front 4; gape 4*87 ; tail from vent 8'O; 

 tarsus 2 25 ; wing 16*5 ; legs and feet pale bluish grey. 



Hob. Sind and Beloochistan (Mekran Coast), Bengal, Ceylon, and the 

 Western Coast near Alibag. 



