. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. 1''^ wis â ._~.i >~^ I'H .,1^ CASPIAN TERN. G ANNEX STKIKKK. vSrKRNA TSCHECiRAVA. Chau. -Mantle pale i)earl grav; tail and wings silvery; crown and nape !)lack; under parts white ; bill red, tipped with l>lack ; legs and feet black. In winter the black cap is streaked with white. In innnature birds the ui)per parts are light gray mottled with brownish gray ; bill yellowish brown; legs and feet brown. 'I'he l
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. 1''^ wis â ._~.i >~^ I'H .,1^ CASPIAN TERN. G ANNEX STKIKKK. vSrKRNA TSCHECiRAVA. Chau. -Mantle pale i)earl grav; tail and wings silvery; crown and nape !)lack; under parts white ; bill red, tipped with l>lack ; legs and feet black. In winter the black cap is streaked with white. In innnature birds the ui)per parts are light gray mottled with brownish gray ; bill yellowish brown; legs and feet brown. 'I'he largest of the Terns. Ix-ngth 21 inches or more. A'tst. A slight hollow in the sand, sometimes lined with a little grass or sea-weed. .^^i,'.?. 2-3; bufif of various shades, sometimes tinged with olive, marked with brown and lavender ; average size X This Tern received its name from Pallas, who discovered it on the shores of the Caspian Sea. It was first described in 1770. hut was not known to the earlier American n;itiiralists, Baird's work of 185S beintj the first in which its name ai)pears. It is not abundant in this country, or indeed in any country ceptintj in a few localities, thousjh cosmopolitan in its distrihution IH 'Al. 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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