. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . leaped out, andon wading to the shore picked up thirty-eight Roseate Terns and several ofanother species. Beautiful, indeed, are Terns of every kind, but the Roseate excels therest, if not in form, yet in the lovely hue of its breast. I had never seen abird of this species before, and as the unscathed hundreds arose and dancedas it were in the air, I thought them the Humming-birds of the sea, so lightand graceful were their movements. Now they flocked together and hoveredover us, again with a sudden dash t
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . leaped out, andon wading to the shore picked up thirty-eight Roseate Terns and several ofanother species. Beautiful, indeed, are Terns of every kind, but the Roseate excels therest, if not in form, yet in the lovely hue of its breast. I had never seen abird of this species before, and as the unscathed hundreds arose and dancedas it were in the air, I thought them the Humming-birds of the sea, so lightand graceful were their movements. Now they flocked together and hoveredover us, again with a sudden dash they plunged towards us in anger; eventheir cries of wrath sounded musical, and although I had carried destructionamong them, I felt delighted. As I have just said, I had not before seen aRoseate Tern, not even the skin of one stuffed with tow; the species was notin the Synopsis of my friend Bonaparte, and now I had my cap filled tothe brim with specimens. You may rest assured that I took precious careof those which I had procured, but not another individual was robbed of life .;»;--
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