. The birds of Australia. Birds. 80 THE BIRDS OF AUSTEALIA They lay on the ground with practically no nest, usually on ledges of cliffs. Only one egg is laid. It is cream colour, sparingly marked with spots and lines of yellowish and reddish- brown, the under markings of pale purple and faint. They measure about x Noddy Terns: Anous stoUdus. Houtman's Abrolhos, The Noddy Tern. Anous stolidus. Tropical and juxta-tropical seas. Forehead nearly white at base of bill, passing on crown into grey, which darkens on the neck to lead-colour, lores black, upper parts dark brown; pr
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 80 THE BIRDS OF AUSTEALIA They lay on the ground with practically no nest, usually on ledges of cliffs. Only one egg is laid. It is cream colour, sparingly marked with spots and lines of yellowish and reddish- brown, the under markings of pale purple and faint. They measure about x Noddy Terns: Anous stoUdus. Houtman's Abrolhos, The Noddy Tern. Anous stolidus. Tropical and juxta-tropical seas. Forehead nearly white at base of bill, passing on crown into grey, which darkens on the neck to lead-colour, lores black, upper parts dark brown; primaries and tail-feathers black; underparts dark brown passing to lead colour on throat. Total length about 16 inches, culmen , wing to 11, tail 6 to 7, tarsus 1. They nest in large companies, either on low bushes or the ground, the nest being composed of seaweed or land 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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