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I imagine, but cannot confirm, that the family name is based on Phaëton, perhaps because of the diving feeding behavior? --Chinasaur 19:02, 29 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Chambers Dictionary confirms the link, but suggests that it is because tropicbirds "follow the Sun's course", whatever that means. jimfbleak 19:29, 29 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ramage frequently refers to this bird on his voyages to the tropics, and I imagine that the derivation comes from the way that it is seen to fly east-west, but not north-south, in the Atlantic. Quotes can be provided if necessary. Setokaiba^✌_≝ 17:14, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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	:''Chambers Dictionary'' confirms the link, but suggests that it is because tropicbirds "follow the Sun's course", whatever that means. [[User:Jimfbleak\|jimfbleak]] 19:29, 29 May 2005 (UTC)		:''Chambers Dictionary'' confirms the link, but suggests that it is because tropicbirds "follow the Sun's course", whatever that means. [[User:Jimfbleak\|jimfbleak]] 19:29, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

			::[[Ramage]] frequently refers to this bird on his voyages to the tropics, and I imagine that the derivation comes from the way that it is seen to fly east-west, but not north-south, in the Atlantic. Quotes can be provided if necessary. [[User:Setokaiba\|Setokaiba]]<sup>[[User talk:Setokaiba\|✌]]</sup><sub>[[Special:Contributions/Setokaiba\|≝]]</sub> 17:14, 15 April 2008 (UTC)