Family FREGATID^E. 

 FRIGATE BIRD; MAN-O-WAR BIRD. 



128. Fregata aquila. 40 in. 



Male black all over, glossed with purple 

 on the back. Female with considerable 

 white below and young with white head 

 and under parts. Feet fully webbed. 



Nest. Of sticks in low trees or bushes. 

 One pure white egg. 



. . Range. From our southern border south- 

 ward. Casual north to Nova Scotia. 



Order ANSERS. Family ANATID^E. 

 MERGANSER. 



129. Mergus americanus. 25 in. 



Male black and white as shown, the head 

 being glossed with green. Female with 

 brown head (crested) and gray back. Nos- 

 tril half way between eye and tip of bill. 



Nest. In holes of trees or on the ground. 

 Six or more creamy-buff eggs. 



Range. Breeds north from Me., Mich, 

 and Ore. Winters throughout the U. S. 

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