. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . tted with blackand brown. ( ). Range.—Breeds north to the Bahamas and on BirdKey near Key West; rarely wanders on the Atlanticcoast to South Carolina. SKIMMERS—Family RynchopidaeBLACK SKIMMER 80. Rynchops nigra. 18 in. These strange birds are not apt to be mistaken forany other. They are locally abundant on the SouthAtlantic coast as far north as Virginia. Their fliglitis swift and more direct than tliat of terns; they tlyin compact flocks, in long sweeps over the water, feed-ing by dropping their long, thi
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . tted with blackand brown. ( ). Range.—Breeds north to the Bahamas and on BirdKey near Key West; rarely wanders on the Atlanticcoast to South Carolina. SKIMMERS—Family RynchopidaeBLACK SKIMMER 80. Rynchops nigra. 18 in. These strange birds are not apt to be mistaken forany other. They are locally abundant on the SouthAtlantic coast as far north as Virginia. Their fliglitis swift and more direct than tliat of terns; they tlyin compact flocks, in long sweeps over the water, feed-ing by dropping their long, thin mandible beneath tliesurface and gathering in everything edible that comesin their path. Notes.—Baying like a pack of hounds. Nest.—Their 3 or 4 eggs are deposited in hollows in^the sandy beaches. They are creamy-white, beautifullymarked with blackish-brown and gray. (). Range.—Breeds on tlie CTulf coast and on the Atlanticcoast to Xew Jersey; after nesting, they occasionallywander northward as far as Nova Scotia; winters fromthe Gulf States ■s^
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