Birds of Jamaica. W- E. D, Scott, 
2i- Fregata aquila (X??/?/.). Mak-o'-War Bird. — A common resident. 
I saw these birds at Port Royal, at Port Antonio, at Priestmans River, 
and at many other points along the coast of the island. I have been 
unable to ascertain at what point these birds breed but it can not be dis- 
tant, as the birds are present the year around. 
Mr. Taylor savs this species is “Common, though not so often seen as 
the Pelican. Just behind Fort Augusta in the harbor is a dense isolated 
clump of mangroves forming a small island some little distance from the 
shore. It is a lavorite roosting place of Frigates and Pelicans; in fact, 
the only one near Kingston resorted to by the former. Passing this island 
one morning, 1 counted more than eight Frigates and twice as many 
Pelicans sitting on the overhanging branches; they allowed a very near 
approach before taking flight. I have been unable to gather any reliable 
particulars relating to the breeding of this bird near Kingston ” 
Auk, 8 Oct. 1891 p. 3(,J 
General Notes. 
Effect of the Great Cyclone of August 26-27 upon Certain Species of 
Birds. — The cyclone which devastated the coast of South Carolina was 
the most destructive which has ever been recorded. About 3 o’clock 
p. m., a Frigate Bird ( Fregata aquila) was seen, and shot at twice but 
unfortunately was not secured. A few days after the cyclone I made a 
trip to Long Island, S. C., which lies east of Sullivan’s Island, and 
saw and examined countless numbers of Puffinus major dead upon the 
beach. Only a single example of Puffinus auduboni’was observed, while 
a great many Pelecanus fuscus were found strewn along the beach for 
miles. Royal Terns ( Sterna maxima) were shot at Barnwell C. H., 
which is about eighty-five miles from the sea. — Arthur T. Wayne, 
Mount Pleasant , South Carolina. 
Auk XI. Jan. 1894 p. 86 
Nates-BirdB of Port Henderson, Jamaica, 
"West Indies. George W. Fields. 
9. Fregata aquila ( Linn .). Man-o’-War Bird. — Common, and very 
tame. On several occasions I saw them fishing for themselves : no 
diving like P. fuscus but swooping down into the school of small fish. 
They are particularly fond of dead fish and they can be caught on a line 
with a hook baited with a small fish. At Port Henderson they had a habit 
of flying in to roost on a small island back of Fort Augusta, late in the 
afternoon again flying out to sea, to roost on the outer cays. Usually the 
stiff southeast breeze drifted many of them over towards the wharf, and by 
taking a station there several could be shot on a favorable afternoon. 
Early morning visits to Drunkenman Cay found the mangroves literally 
loaded down with them. But I found no traces of nesting. 
I can only counsel the visitor not to be beguiled to visit Deadman 
Cay, Old Harbor, by reports that the Man-o’-War Bird is nesting there. 
We visited them with a very reliable man who had taken eggs there 
repeatedly, “a plenty, Sir, a plenty of them.” 
Auk XI. April. 1894 p. 120-21 
