. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE WHITE-FKONTED TEEN 77 The White-fronted Tern. Sterna frontalis. New Zealand and Australian coasts. White at base of bill, crown and nape black, the feathers filamentous; upper surface pale grey; outer web of first primary black, other primaries edged with white to the tips of the inner webs; uuderparts white, sometimes with pink tinge; bill black. Total length 16 to 17 inches, according to development of tail-streamers, culmen , wing , tail 7, depth of fork 4, tarsus In moulting plumage the crown and forehead are mottled with Toy. &quo
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE WHITE-FKONTED TEEN 77 The White-fronted Tern. Sterna frontalis. New Zealand and Australian coasts. White at base of bill, crown and nape black, the feathers filamentous; upper surface pale grey; outer web of first primary black, other primaries edged with white to the tips of the inner webs; uuderparts white, sometimes with pink tinge; bill black. Total length 16 to 17 inches, according to development of tail-streamers, culmen , wing , tail 7, depth of fork 4, tarsus In moulting plumage the crown and forehead are mottled with Toy. "Erebvs" and "; White-fronted Tern: Sterna frontalis. Breed in companies, the nest a slight depression in the ground among short vegetation near the water. Two eggs are usually laid, but sometimes three; they are greyish in colour and strongly blotched with brown markings, those beneath the surface being purplish-grey. They measure about x 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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