. 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. J h ,' t. BLACK TERN. SHORT-TAILED TERN. Hydrochei,idon nigra SURINAMENSIS. Char. Upper parts, deep slate gray ; head, neck, and under parts black; lower tail-coverts white ; bill black; legs and feet dusky or red- dish brown. In winter the black is mostly replaced by white, the crown gray. Length about 9/4 inches. JVesf. A slight hollow in t
. 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. J h ,' t. BLACK TERN. SHORT-TAILED TERN. Hydrochei,idon nigra SURINAMENSIS. Char. Upper parts, deep slate gray ; head, neck, and under parts black; lower tail-coverts white ; bill black; legs and feet dusky or red- dish brown. In winter the black is mostly replaced by white, the crown gray. Length about 9/4 inches. JVesf. A slight hollow in the muddy soil of a reedy marsh, sometimes sparsely lined with grass; often placed on a platform of floating herbage, and then is made of reeds or coarse sedges firmly constructed. Eggs. 3; ground color varies from grayish buff to yellowish brown, sometimes tinged with olive ; profusely marked with several shades of brown and purplish gray ; average size about X This is another aquatic bird common to the northern regions of both continents, extending its residence to the limits of the Arctic Circle, and breeding in the fur countries of the interior upon the borders of lakes and in swamps. It is also very common in Holland and in the great marshes of Hungary, and has been observed round the salt lakes of Siberia and 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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