key to the water birds of feorida. 



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



Genus FREGATA Cuvier. 



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FREQATA AQUILA {Linn.). 

 Man=o'=War Bird. 



Adult male : Entire plumage brownish black, showing a greenish reflection on the head, and 

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

 iris brown. 



Adult female : Differs from the maleby 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, i; Bill, 6. 



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

 nest on some of the keys : but I know of no actual record of its breeding 

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

 haye 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 Noya Scotia. 



