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KEY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



FAMILY FREQATID^. 

 Man-of-war Birds. Frigate Birds. 



Bill, hooked at tip; lores, feathered; upper plumage, entirely black; 

 toes, four, all connected by webs ; tail, forked ; wings, very long. 



* Group 1. Wing, over 21 inches long. 



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Entirr plumiisf, blnrk (aduJt, mrile) ; geueral pluinnge, black; bellj', white (./VmaZe) ; head 

 and neok, wiiitisli ; belly, white; rest oi plumage, bluck {immature). 



Freyata aquila. Man-of-war Bird. 

 See No. 85. 



''For directions for mcjiBurt'ineiit, see paga^ 9. 



