KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 247. 
Famity FREGATID/. Man-o’-War Birps. 
Genus FREGATA Cuvier. 
FREGATA AQUILA (LZinn.). 
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 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, 1; 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 
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. 
