. The water birds of North America . «J2 LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS — LONGIPENNES. Sterna Forsteri. FORSTERS TERN. Sterna hirundo, Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 412 (not of Linn.). Sterna Forsteri, Nutt. Man. II. 1S34, 274 (footnote).— Lawk, in B. N. Am. 1858, 862.— Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. C91. —Coues, Key, 1872, 321 ; Check List, 1873, no. 566 ; 2d ed. 1882, no. 798 ; Birds N. W. 1S74, 676. — Ridgw. Norn. N. Am. B. 1881, no. Havclli, Aud. Orn. Biog. V. 1839, 122, pi. 409, fig. 1 (young in winter) ; Synop. 1839, 318 ; IS. Am. VIII. 1S44, 103, pi. 434. — Lawk, in Bairds B.


. The water birds of North America . «J2 LONG-WINGED SWIMMERS — LONGIPENNES. Sterna Forsteri. FORSTERS TERN. Sterna hirundo, Sw. & Rich. F. B. A. II. 1831, 412 (not of Linn.). Sterna Forsteri, Nutt. Man. II. 1S34, 274 (footnote).— Lawk, in B. N. Am. 1858, 862.— Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. C91. —Coues, Key, 1872, 321 ; Check List, 1873, no. 566 ; 2d ed. 1882, no. 798 ; Birds N. W. 1S74, 676. — Ridgw. Norn. N. Am. B. 1881, no. Havclli, Aud. Orn. Biog. V. 1839, 122, pi. 409, fig. 1 (young in winter) ; Synop. 1839, 318 ; IS. Am. VIII. 1S44, 103, pi. 434. — Lawk, in Bairds B. N. Am. 1858,861. —Baikd, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 6S6. Hab. North America generally, breeding from interior of British America south to the Poto-mac River. Illinois, Southern Texas, Nevada, California, etc. ; migrating south to Brazil. Sp. Char. Adult, in. summer: Pileum and nape deep black. Upper parts, including rumpand tail, light pearl-gray, the primaries and tail paler and more silvery, the inner webs of the. Adult, in summer. outer pair of rectrices usually darker (sometimes quite dusky) for that portion beyond the tip ofthe next feather. Inner webs of primaries without any well-defined white spare, except on twoouter quills, but the edge usually more or less dusky. Tips of secondaries, anterior upper tail-coverts, sides and under part of head and neck, and entire lower parts pure white. Bill dull waxy


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