277. Fregata ariel.
THE SMALLER FRIGATE BIRD,
Male 30" to 33". Legs, male black, female red. Bill grey. Head and above ferruginous brown. Similar to F. aquila, but male has a white patch on each flank, and female has a white collar round the back of the neck. Tropical parts of Indian and Pacific Oceans from Madagascar to the Society Islands. (B. 1525. S.F. vii. 447.)
BookTitle:
Game, Shore And Water Birds Of India
Reference:
Le Messurier, Augustus. Game, Shore, and Water Birds of India Fourth Edition, 1904.
Title in Book:
277. Fregata ariel
CatNo:
277
Year:
1904
Page No:
240
Common name:
Smaller Frigate Bird
M_ID:
2392
M_CN:
Lesser Frigatebird
M_SN:
Fregata ariel
Volume:
4th ed.
Term name:
id:
13103
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