. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . uished fromhirundo at gunshot range ; the black cap is almost entirelywanting, and in its place is a broad black band on each side ofthe head through the eye ; several lateral tail-feathers are largelydusky on their inner webs, their outer webs being white. Though one of the common and generally distributedTerns of North America, For-sters is rare in New England,where it is not known to is commonly spoken of as onlya casual or irregular visitor ; butprobably no season of migrationpasses without the presence ofthe bi
. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . uished fromhirundo at gunshot range ; the black cap is almost entirelywanting, and in its place is a broad black band on each side ofthe head through the eye ; several lateral tail-feathers are largelydusky on their inner webs, their outer webs being white. Though one of the common and generally distributedTerns of North America, For-sters is rare in New England,where it is not known to is commonly spoken of as onlya casual or irregular visitor ; butprobably no season of migrationpasses without the presence ofthe bird along our shores. Itis chiefly seen in the fall, duringthe month of September and inimmature plumage. The firstdefinite record for Massachu-setts, if not for New England, seems to have beengiven by Mr. Brewster (Am. Nat., vi, 1872, p. 306). notes it from the Massachusetts coast (Am. Nat.,vii, 1873, p. 693), and Mr. N. T. Lawrence speaks of twoRhode Island specimens (For. and Str., x, 1878, p. 235).It has lately been ascertained to breed on the Virginia. Fig. 78. —Foot of ForstersTern. Nat. size. 370 LARID^ : JAEGERS, GULLS, TERNS, ETC. coast (Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Club, vii, 1882, p. 126), Itshabits are in all respects the same as those of WilsonsTern. ARCTIC TERN. Sterna macrura Naiim. Chars. Bill carmine or lake-red throughout; feet vermilion ; plu-mage like that oi hinoido, but much darker below, the plumbeouswash so heavy that these parts are but little if any paler thanthe mantle ; crissum pure white in marked contrast; throat andsides of the neck pale or white. In winter, cap defective; inyoung, the same. Upper parts patched with gray, brown, orrufous ; under parts paler or white ; a dark bar on the wing;outer webs of several tail-feathers dusky ; bill blackish or dusky-red with yellow on the under mandible ; feet dull orange. Smallerihzn hirjitido, but tail much longer. Length, ; ex-tent, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, 1.
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