. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. LAlilDiE —THE GULLS AND TERNS — STERNA. 281 American references. Sterna caspia, Lawr. in Raiiil's R. N. Am. 1858, !). — nAiiti), Cat. N. Am. B. 1858, no. 682.— CouEs, Key, 1872, 310 ; Clu'ck List, no. 5(51; 2(1 ed. 1882, no. 7&3. — KiDow. Noni. N. Am. 15. 1881, no. 680. Thalamus caspius, CoUEs, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1862, 537 (part). — ^], iUiistr. Am. B. 1)1. 56. Sterna {Thalaascus) easjiia, Coues, B. N. W. 1874, 667 (part). TliaJnsscHs imperator, , Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad.
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. LAlilDiE —THE GULLS AND TERNS — STERNA. 281 American references. Sterna caspia, Lawr. in Raiiil's R. N. Am. 1858, !). — nAiiti), Cat. N. Am. B. 1858, no. 682.— CouEs, Key, 1872, 310 ; Clu'ck List, no. 5(51; 2(1 ed. 1882, no. 7&3. — KiDow. Noni. N. Am. 15. 1881, no. 680. Thalamus caspius, CoUEs, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1862, 537 (part). — ^], iUiistr. Am. B. 1)1. 56. Sterna {Thalaascus) easjiia, Coues, B. N. W. 1874, 667 (part). TliaJnsscHs imperator, , Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1862, 538 (in text; Labrador). Sterna caspia, var. imperator, Riuow. Ann. Lye. N. Y. X. 1874, 391. Mad. PiiliCiirctic Region. North America in general, but very irregularly distributed ; brced- iii!,' in Labrador, along the Arctic ; inches). Bill very robust, reddish ; tail short and but slightly forked; inner webs of iirimaries wholly dark slaty. Adult, in summer: Entire pileum, including occipital crest and ujjper half of lores, deep black, the lower eyelid with a white crescentic spot, tapper parts very pale i)earl-gray, fading insensibly to white on the upper tail-coverts, the tail bluish wlme; outer surface of the light hoary ash, their inner weba iiiiilonu slate or dark hoary gray. Rest of the plumage snow-white, liill deep coral-red, with a. 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 Baird, Spencer F. , 1823-1887; Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880. Boston : Little, Brown
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