Show THE FRIGATE kathyle fat kath betle tle right la in old fold age A or sickness bleka A lair of the I 1 manc man c war I 1 or I 1 frigate bird very little can be said to his credit gays says the spectator michelet has rhapsodized bout him la in a curious effusion ot of which one caa only say that be he seems to have confused three distinct birus u under one bead head were this bird to receive an entirely appropriate title it would be pirate or buccaneer Leer 11 rinee it Is only upon the rarest that he condescends to fish tor for himself choosing rather to rob humbler birds of their well earr d prey no sea bird mount mounts so high as he rising into the clear blue until only a black speck to the unassisted eye usually however he contents himself with a circling polee poise at an altitude 4 ot I 1 about feet whence be he keeps steadfast 4 watch upon all that transpires beneath with his long tall dividing md ind closing like the balm of a pair of shears and the brilliant scarlet pouch polch at his neck inflate inflated he waits waits artil some fussy booby like ilke an in over overl laden iteen housewife hurrying home from market comes flapping napping along toward her nest then the broad pinions suddenly close and down like lightning comes the marauder with a wild shriek of terror booby disgorges her fish but ere it reaches the water out flash bash the black wings again and with a grand sweep the assailant has passed beneath his frightened victim caught the plunder and soared skyward in ia like manner these birds may sometimes be seen to catch a flying fish on the wing a truly marvelous feat feal it la ia nevertheless a pathetic sight eight to see them when old age or sickness overtakes them sitting in lonel laneir dignity among th the 3 facts s where they breed helplessly awal with glazing eyes and dropping plumage the tardy coming of deliverance |