Tropic Birds

These are Red-tailed Tropic Birds courting on the sea, they are one of the
three species that make up the family. All are essentially tropical and
oceanic, their ranges overlapping so that a tropic bird of one kind or another
can be seen all around the world. To centuries of sailors they have been
the 'Bo's'n Birds'-the birds that carry a marline-spike in their tails.

This Red-tailed species breeds on islands through the Indian Ocean
and Pacific and is replaced by the White-tailed and Red-billed to complete
the equatorial circle of the genus through the Atlantic.

Tropic Birds may be seen, often singly, far at sea where their characteristic
shape and wild cry make them unmistakable. Their plumage has
a rare, waxy texture, picking up and reflecting the cold greens and blues
of reef water, yet often taking on a warm, pinkish glow in the breeding
season.

Small fish and squid near the surface are their food though they are not
averse to the eggs or young of weaker birds, especially when they
themselves have young to feed. Their flight is both buoyant and direct but
extravagant in courtship. Many have proclaimed this the most beautiful
bird in the world-all would agree that the splendours of its courtship
flight show the Tropic Bird at its best.





This is one of a series of six menu cards depicting some of the beautiful birds
that may be seen in and around the countries and oceans served by P & O ships.
The original oil paintings were specially executed and described for P & O by
Keith Shackleton, R.S.M.A, S.W.L.A., and printed in England by
Daniel Greenaway & Sons Ltd.

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Tropic Birds

These are Red-tailed Tropic Birds courting on the sea, they are one of the
three species that make up the family. All are essentially tropical and
oceanic, their ranges overlapping so that a tropic bird of one kind or another
can be seen all around the world. To centuries of sailors they have been
the 'Bo's'n Birds'-the birds that carry a marline-spike in their tails.

This Red-tailed species breeds on islands through the Indian Ocean
and Pacific and is replaced by the White-tailed and Red-billed to complete
the equatorial circle of the genus through the Atlantic.

Tropic Birds may be seen, often singly, far at sea where their characteristic
shape and wild cry make them unmistakable. Their plumage has
a rare, waxy texture, picking up and reflecting the cold greens and blues
of reef water, yet often taking on a warm, pinkish glow in the breeding
season.

Small fish and squid near the surface are their food though they are not
averse to the eggs or young of weaker birds, especially when they
themselves have young to feed. Their flight is both buoyant and direct but
extravagant in courtship. Many have proclaimed this the most beautiful
bird in the world-all would agree that the splendours of its courtship
flight show the Tropic Bird at its best.





This is one of a series of six menu cards depicting some of the beautiful birds
that may be seen in and around the countries and oceans served by P & O ships.
The original oil paintings were specially executed and described for P & O by
Keith Shackleton, R.S.M.A, S.W.L.A., and printed in England by
Daniel Greenaway & Sons Ltd.