. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 374 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. IRoeeatc -pUf/C^f The Roseate Tern {^Sterna Dougalli, Montagu) was at one time a fairly numerous summer visitor to the British Islands. This tern is found in most parts of the tem- perate and tropical regions of the two hemispheres. The adult in summer plumage has the back and wings pearly- grey; upper tail-coverts, tinged with grey; outer web of first primary feather, black; remainder, greyish; whole of inner webs with a streak of greyish next the shaft; other portions of quills, whi
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 374 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. IRoeeatc -pUf/C^f The Roseate Tern {^Sterna Dougalli, Montagu) was at one time a fairly numerous summer visitor to the British Islands. This tern is found in most parts of the tem- perate and tropical regions of the two hemispheres. The adult in summer plumage has the back and wings pearly- grey; upper tail-coverts, tinged with grey; outer web of first primary feather, black; remainder, greyish; whole of inner webs with a streak of greyish next the shaft; other portions of quills, white; tail, greyish-white and forked, the outside feathers reaching about three inches beyond primaries; forehead, crown, and occiput, rich black; re- mainder of plumage, white, tinged on breast with a rosy hue; irides, dark hazel; bill, red, towards tip, black; legs and feet, red. Length, from fifteen to seventeen inches. The female resembles the 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 Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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