. The birds of Australia. Birds. 76 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA The Crested Tern. Sterna bergii. Eed Sea, African and Indian Oceans to China, Pacific Islands and Australia. Broad white band at base of bill, mantle and tail dark grey; crown and nape black, forming a crest, neck white; underparts white; tarsi and toes black with reddish tinge, soles mottled with yellow. In the moulting season the crown is mottled with white. Total length 20 to 21 inches, culmen , wing , tail , depth of fork , tarsus Crested Terns: Sterna hergii. A. F. Basset Kull. Nests in companies; a slight depr
. The birds of Australia. Birds. 76 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA The Crested Tern. Sterna bergii. Eed Sea, African and Indian Oceans to China, Pacific Islands and Australia. Broad white band at base of bill, mantle and tail dark grey; crown and nape black, forming a crest, neck white; underparts white; tarsi and toes black with reddish tinge, soles mottled with yellow. In the moulting season the crown is mottled with white. Total length 20 to 21 inches, culmen , wing , tail , depth of fork , tarsus Crested Terns: Sterna hergii. A. F. Basset Kull. Nests in companies; a slight depression is made, either on sandy ground or on broken coral ridges, &c. The one egg varies much in colour, far more so than probahly in any other bird, and it is difficult to describe the various tints. Ground colour either cream, buff, reddish, light-green, yellow, light-blue or pink; the markings are usually dark-brown of varying shades and bold, and vary much in size and shape, sometimes having blotches, smudges or hieroglj^phie-like lines over the surface; the under markings are purple. The eggs 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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