. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 326 KEY AND DESCRIPTION 7. Arctic Tern (71. Stirna paradlscea). — This is almost exactly like the last, but the tail is somewhat larger, and the bill decidedly redder. Mr. Brewster says the usual cry of the Arctic tern is shriller and more pig-like. Length, 15J; wing, 10-11; tail, 6-8|, forked, 4J; tarsus, |; culraen, IJ. Northern hemisphere ; breeding from Massachusetts northward, and wintering south to Virginia and California. 8. Roseate Tern (72. StSrna doiigal
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. 326 KEY AND DESCRIPTION 7. Arctic Tern (71. Stirna paradlscea). — This is almost exactly like the last, but the tail is somewhat larger, and the bill decidedly redder. Mr. Brewster says the usual cry of the Arctic tern is shriller and more pig-like. Length, 15J; wing, 10-11; tail, 6-8|, forked, 4J; tarsus, |; culraen, IJ. Northern hemisphere ; breeding from Massachusetts northward, and wintering south to Virginia and California. 8. Roseate Tern (72. StSrna doiigalli).—A rare, black-billed, white-tailed tern, with back and wings pearl-gray, and the white under parts often delicately pink-tinted. The bill is slightly reddish at base, especially in young birds. In summer, the whole top of the head is black, but in winter, the front of the head is white with black streaking; the under parts in winter are pure white. Mr. Chapman says this species "is a less excitable, wilder bird than hirundo [No. 6.], and its single harsh note, cack, may be distinctly heard above the uproar of common terns, as it hovers somewhat in the ; Length, 15J ; wing, 9| (9^0f) ; tail, 7J, forked 4 ; tarsus, |; culmen, 1^. Tropical regions generally; breeding north on the Atlantic coast, rarely to Maine, and wintering south of the United States. 9. Least Tern (74. Sterna antilld,rum).—A very small, rare tern, with the back, wings, and tail pearl-gray, the under parts white, the forehead white, and the bill mainly yellow. There is a black cap extending forward past the eyes, and the I outer webs of the outer primaries are black. The young is somewhat mottled and has a blackish bill. Least Tern Length, 9; wing, 6|; tail, 3J, forked, nearly 2 ; tarsus, |; culinen, 1^. Northern South America, and north to New England, Minnesota, and California; breeding mainly throughout. Cas- ual to Labrador. 10. Sooty Tern (75. SUrna fuligindsa).—A large ter
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