[Leica] Why are these birds called boobies?

[leica at ralgo.nl (bruce golding)]

i have only seen them in the galapagos, peter. and there they are  
somewhat ungainly; due, i suppose to the size of those blue feet (not  
from the cold i guess).

b.

On 5-mei-2009, at 23:14, Peter Dzwig wrote:

> The term booby still exists in (UK) english, although these days it  
> would be
> regarded as antiquated (like, for example, "popinjay". My 197x  
> CHambers
> Dictionary gives: " A lubberly lout; a stupid fellow; a boy at the  
> bottom of his
> class; a sea bird of the gannet tribe, absurdly easy to catch". I  
> believe that
> the name was given to the bird by the Spaniards because it was  
> clumsy ("stupid")
> on land and hence easy to catch.
>
> Peter Dzwig
>
> Tina Manley wrote:
>> At 02:32 PM 5/5/2009, you wrote:
>>> No, it's not sharp. But he didn't pose for any length of time.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/various/N- 
>>> SA00-090430096.jpg.html
>>
>>
>> Hilarious - and perfectly illustrates the name.
>>
>> From Wiki:  The name "booby" comes from the Spanish term bobo, which
>> means "Stupid" or "Fool"/"Clown". This is because the Blue-footed  
>> Booby
>> is clumsy on the land. Like other seabirds, they can be very
>> tame.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_Booby#cite_note-0>[1]
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> Tina Manley
>> www.tinamanley.com
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