. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. Least hiifr In (olonlM on the jtoulh Allantlr and Oulf Coastit, plai'lltK their e^K* upon the bare sand, where they are HoraetlmeM very dlllUult to see amonK the HhellH and pebbles. They are of a grayish or huffy lolor spotted with umber and lilac They number two, three and rarely four, and are laid In May and June. 81xe x .95. Data.âDeSota Beach. May 20, 1884. Three eggs laid on the Handy
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. Least hiifr In (olonlM on the jtoulh Allantlr and Oulf Coastit, plai'lltK their e^K* upon the bare sand, where they are HoraetlmeM very dlllUult to see amonK the HhellH and pebbles. They are of a grayish or huffy lolor spotted with umber and lilac They number two, three and rarely four, and are laid In May and June. 81xe x .95. Data.âDeSota Beach. May 20, 1884. Three eggs laid on the Handy beach. Colleccor, ('has. Graham. 'it. Sooty Tehn. Sterna futraia. Range.âTropical America, north to the South Atlantic States. This species measures 17 Inches In length; It has a brownish black mantle, wings and tall, except the outer feathers of the latter which are white: the forehead and under parts are white, the crown and a line from the eye to the bill, black. This tropical sppcles is very numerous at Its breeding grouiuls im thf small Inlands of the Florida Keys and the West Indies. They lay but a single egfr. generally plac- ing It on the l)are ground, or oi â nsionaliy liuilding a frail nest of (^ The egg has a pinkish wlille or ground and is beautifuHy sprinkhMi witii .spdts of reddish brown and lilac. They are laid during May. Size I'. Clutherla Key. Bahamas. May 28, 1891. Single egg laid on bare ground near water. I'ollector, D. F' Ingraiiam. Creamy white V. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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