. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. IM. BLACK TERN. SHORT-TAILED TERN. MCKA Char. Upper parts, deep slate ^j;ray ; , neck, and under i)arts black: lower tail-coverts white; bill black; le^s and feet dusky or red- dish brown. In winter the black is mostly rei)laced by white, the crown grav. Length about gVz inches. .,\ A slight hollow in the muddy I'oil of a reedy marsh, sometimes sparsely lined with grass ; o
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. IM. BLACK TERN. SHORT-TAILED TERN. MCKA Char. Upper parts, deep slate ^j;ray ; , neck, and under i)arts black: lower tail-coverts white; bill black; le^s and feet dusky or red- dish brown. In winter the black is mostly rei)laced by white, the crown grav. Length about gVz inches. .,\ A slight hollow in the muddy I'oil of a reedy marsh, sometimes sparsely lined with grass ; often placed on a platform of floating herbage, and then is made of reeds or coarse sedges firmly constructed. â ^vs''-''- .3; ground color varies from grayish buff to yellowish brown, sometimes tinged with olive ; profusely marked with several shades of brown and purplish gray ; average size about X This is another aquatic bird common to the northern regions of both continents, extending; its residence to the Hmits of the Arctic Circle, and breeding in the fur countries of the interior upon the borders of lakes and in swamps. It is also very common in Holland and in the great marshes of Himgary, and has been observed round the salt lakes of Siberia and Tartar)'. ijjs|ij«|i nil,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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