. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. i I \\. GULL-BILLED TERN. MARSH TERN. Gelochelidon NILOTICA. Char. Upper parts pale pearl gray; crown and nape black ; under parts white; bill short, stout, gull-shaped, and of black color; legs and feet di' i;y. Length about 13 to 15 inches. In winter the crown and nape are pale gray, and a bar of darker gray runs through the eyes. A^esf. A
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Ornithology; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Water-birds; Ornithologie; Ornithologie; Gibier; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques; Oiseaux aquatiques. i I \\. GULL-BILLED TERN. MARSH TERN. Gelochelidon NILOTICA. Char. Upper parts pale pearl gray; crown and nape black ; under parts white; bill short, stout, gull-shaped, and of black color; legs and feet di' i;y. Length about 13 to 15 inches. In winter the crown and nape are pale gray, and a bar of darker gray runs through the eyes. A^esf. A slight depression in the sand of a sea-beach or river-bank, sometimes amid the low grass on the margin of a marsh ; occasionally lined with grass or sea-weed. £^i^,^s. 3-4 ; light buff or pale olive, marked with brown and lavender ; average size about X This bird, though rare in England, is very common in east- ern Europe, particularly in Hungary and on the coiiiines of Turkey. In the new continent it inhabits the whole coast of the Atlantic from New England to Brazil. In Europe it affects the covert of rushy marshes in the vicinity of the Great Lakes, and rarely ever visits the sea-coast or the ocean. It has also been seen inland, in Missouri, by Mr. Say, and probably penetrates still farther into the interior to the coasts of che Great I^akes of the North American continent. Wilson first observed these birds on the shores of Cape May, in New Jersey, where parties were engaged darting down like Swal-. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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