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pouch during the pairing season. It is said to breed on islands on the western coast 

 of Mexico, and inland marshes. Breeds abundantly in Honduras, along the coasts 

 and in the interior. 



128. MAN-O'-WAE, BIBD. Fregata aquila (Linn.) Geog. Dist.— Tropical and 

 subtropical coasts generally; in America, north to Florida, Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin, 

 Kansas, casually to Nova Scotia and California. 



This great bird is known by several names, such as Frigate bird. Frigate Pelican, 

 Man-o'-War's bird, and "Hurricane bird." The latter name comes from the West 

 Indies, where its appearance is said to be prognostic of bad weather, always flying 

 low just before a gale. It is a maritime bird inhabiting tropical and subtropical 

 coasts of the globe, but often wanders far from its home in the tropics. A specimen, 

 which is now in the possession of Dr. Renshaw, of Sugar Grove, Ohio, was taken 

 by Mr. Emmet Adeock in Fairfield county, Ohio, in the spring of 1880. The Frigate 

 bird is occasionally met with on the southern coasts of Europe and on those of 

 Africa — on Ascension Island and the Island of St. Helena. In the Atlantic it visits 

 the Bermudas. On the Pacific coast it wanders as far north as San Francisco, and 

 breeds on islands off the coast of Western Mexico. It is said to breed anywhere on 

 the Gulf coast except at two points at Key West. This bird is noted for its majestic 

 flight and graceful aerial motions, often soaring to sublime elevations. It may be 



128. Man-o'-Wak Bird (From Brehm). 



