. 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. Vn\f Ki'*'*'nl!*lt ^ufT Hi. Caspian Tehn. Sterna catpia. 4 H Range.—Like the preceding species, this bird Is nearly cosmopolitan In Its range, in North America breed'"ic from the Gulf ("oast and Texas northward to the Arctic Regions. This beautiful bird is the largest of the Tern family, being about 22 Inches in length, with the tall forked about Inches. The bill Is large, heavy and bright red
. 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. Vn\f Ki'*'*'nl!*lt ^ufT Hi. Caspian Tehn. Sterna catpia. 4 H Range.—Like the preceding species, this bird Is nearly cosmopolitan In Its range, in North America breed'"ic from the Gulf ("oast and Texas northward to the Arctic Regions. This beautiful bird is the largest of the Tern family, being about 22 Inches in length, with the tall forked about Inches. The bill Is large, heavy and bright red; the crest, with which this and the next three species are adorned, l8 black. The mantle is pale ^ .„-_ pea-1 and the under parts white. These Terns some- times nest in large colonies and then again only a few pairs will be found on an Island. In Texas, the breed- ing season commences In May, It being later in the more northern breeding grounds. They may be re- garded as largely eastern birds, as while they are com- mon in the interior of the country, they are rarely found on the Pacific Coast. Two or three eggs constitute a com- huff .t1ar;in^r:ngirhrw?cooped out by the ^^^y^^.^^'t^ ^ fa'nT'^k'e-^Mic-J^ra^' C ri^^.^-^'o'^t. ''TL'il^.' travel Fully a thoS^and terns nesting on about one acre. Collector. Charles L. Cass. 50. 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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