KEY TO Tin-: wa'1'j:k r>iiM)s oi- !■ i.okida. 



Family FREGATID.E. Man-o'-War Birds. 



Gexis FREGATA CrviER. 



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FREGATA AQUILA (//////.). 

 Man=o'=War Bird. 



. Idiilt male : 1-^ntire plumage l^rownish black, showing a greenish reflection on the hearl, and 

 purplish upon the back; tail forked and composed of twelve feathers : gular sac pale orange : 

 iris brown. 



Adult female: Differs from the male by having a white patch on the breast, which extends 

 along the sides of the neck and around it near the middle. 



Length, 43; Wing, 25; Tail. 19; Tarsus, r; Bill, 6. 



This species is common on the Florida coast. It is possible that it may 

 nest on some of the keys ; but 1 know of no acltial record of its breedino- 

 in the United States. It breeds commonly in the liahama Islands, where I 

 have often found its nest. The female lays one white egg. 



Ranges along the tropical and sub-tropical coast of America, and an 

 occasional straggler has been recorded as far north as Nova Scotia. 



