. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. ooty Tern to New England, and wintering south of the Sterna anmthettts) has the two outer tail feathers wholly white. It is a tropical tern ; casual in Florida. Wing, lOJ ; tail, 6J; tarsus, |; cul- men, Bridled Tern 11. Black Tern (77. FlydrocliRidon nigra surinaminsis). —A small, short - tailed, black tern, with the back, wings, and tail somewhat lighter and more slate colored, and the under tail coverts white. The young (also the adult in winter) has the f
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. ooty Tern to New England, and wintering south of the Sterna anmthettts) has the two outer tail feathers wholly white. It is a tropical tern ; casual in Florida. Wing, lOJ ; tail, 6J; tarsus, |; cul- men, Bridled Tern 11. Black Tern (77. FlydrocliRidon nigra surinaminsis). —A small, short - tailed, black tern, with the back, wings, and tail somewhat lighter and more slate colored, and the under tail coverts white. The young (also the adult in winter) has the front head and under parts mainly white, and the back and wings pearl-gray. This is an insect- eating bird, and is often found far from large bodies of water, and oc- casionally on the driest of open plains. Length, 10 ; wing, 8J :. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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