TOTIPALMATE SWIMMERS 
115. Booby. Sula leucogastra. 
Range. — Tropical coasts and islands of the At- 
lantic; north casually to Georgia. 
The common Booby is an abundant bird on 
some of the islands of the Bahamas and Bermu- 
das; it is commonly called the Brown Booby be- 
cause the upper parts are of a brownish gray. 
These birds, as do the other Gannets, have great 
powers of flight and without apparent effort dart 
Chalky bluish white, nest stained 
about with the speed of an arrow. They are 
quite awkward upon their feet and are not very 
proficient swimmers. They rarely rest upon the 
water except when tired. Hundreds and some- 
times thousands of them breed in company, lay- 
ing their eggs upon the bare rocks. Sometimes 
a few sticks or grasses will be placed about the 
bird to prevent the eggs from rolling away. They 
generally lay two eggs, chalky white and nest 
stained. Size 2.40 x1.60. Data. — Key West, Ba- 
hamas, April 14, 1891. No nest; two eggs laid on 
the bare rocks. 
Booby 
Red-footed Booby 
115.1. Brewster’s Booby. Sula brewsteri. 
Range. — Pacific coast from Lower California southward. This Gannet re- 
places the common Booby on the Pacific coast. It nests abundantly on many 
islands in the Gulf of California, and in company with the blue-footed variety, 
on San Pedro Martir Island. They generally lay two eggs, placing them upon 
the bare rocks and surrounding them with a ring of sticks and seaweed to keep 
them in place. The eggs are chalky white and cannot be distinguished from 
those of the other Boobies. Data. — San Benedicto Is., Lower California, May 
18, 1897. Single egg laid on the sand amid a few blades of grass. 
11 6. Red-footed Booby. Sula piscator. 
This is another species that is only occasionally taken on the Florida coast. 
The habits of the birds and their nesting habits are the same as those of the 
others of the family. Two chalky white eggs are laid. Data. — San Benedicto 
Is., Lower California, May 18, 1897. Single egg. Nest a few twigs of rank 
grass. Collector, A. W. Anthony. 
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