. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. TWO DAYS WITH THE TERNS 123 countless multitude of lioveriug, darting Terns, whose voices united in one continuous, grating te-a-r-r-r made the air tremble. There was an occa-. 'W- - (3G. Young Turns; first stage, al«;tut tour days olil. sional vibrant cack from a Roseate, but not more than a dozen birds of this species were heard. Asked to estimate the number of birds present I should have said ten thousand, though I should not have been surprised to lear
. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. TWO DAYS WITH THE TERNS 123 countless multitude of lioveriug, darting Terns, whose voices united in one continuous, grating te-a-r-r-r made the air tremble. There was an occa-. 'W- - (3G. Young Turns; first stage, al«;tut tour days olil. sional vibrant cack from a Roseate, but not more than a dozen birds of this species were heard. Asked to estimate the number of birds present I should have said ten thousand, though I should not have been surprised to learn that there were twenty thou- sand. However, Mr. George H. Mackay, of Nan- tucket, who may be regarded as a Tern specialist, placed the number of Terns on Penikese, in 189G, at " six or seven thousand," and with the assistance of Mr. R. H. Howe, Jr., counted 1,416 nests containing 3,055 eggs (Auk, xiv, 1807, p. 283). A small flock of sheep shared this part of the island with the Terns, and their presence accounted for the short grass which made the upland resemble a closely cut lawn, and permitted one readily to see. 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 Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945. New York : D. Appleton
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