. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . phens. ANGUS STOLIDUS {Linn.). Noddy Tern. Adult in sitmmer : Bill black; forehead white,shading into gray on the occiput; lower eyelidwhite ; front of the eye, and narrow superciliary lineblackish ; general plumage rich olive brown ;primaries dark brown, the first having the innerweb pale brown ; legs and feet black. The imma-ture birds have the head grayish brown, whitish onthe forehead. Length, 15 ; Wing, 10; Tail, ; Tarsus, .80 :Bill, Noddy Tern is a summer visitant to our South
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . phens. ANGUS STOLIDUS {Linn.). Noddy Tern. Adult in sitmmer : Bill black; forehead white,shading into gray on the occiput; lower eyelidwhite ; front of the eye, and narrow superciliary lineblackish ; general plumage rich olive brown ;primaries dark brown, the first having the innerweb pale brown ; legs and feet black. The imma-ture birds have the head grayish brown, whitish onthe forehead. Length, 15 ; Wing, 10; Tail, ; Tarsus, .80 :Bill, Noddy Tern is a summer visitant to our Southern shores, and breedsin Florida on some of the Southern keys. It is abundant in the BahamaIslands and breeds there in June in great numbers. Only one egg is usuallylaid; but I have found two in a nest on several occasions. The nest, whichis constructed of sticks and grass, is built ( on the Maraporvos Islands,Bahamas,) upon the low cactus plants which cover the islands. Occasionallyan egg was found in a depression of the rock without any nest. The eggsare buff white marked with reddish 200 KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. Family RHYNCHOPID^. RHYNCHOPS Linn.
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