. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. V A V X 1. Pelican Island. The shint;lf sjiit upon which the ternery was situated is visible in the foreground of the island. 2. Young Herring Gull. The rocky character of .shore adjacent to the ternery is here shown. July 8, 1!)I8. 3. Caspian Tern's nest showing leniarUahle variation in eggs of single clutch. Also exceptional in its employment of drift to form a "nest". 4. Typical nest of Caspian Tern. Note entire absence of vegetable nesting Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may ha

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. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. V A V X 1. Pelican Island. The shint;lf sjiit upon which the ternery was situated is visible in the foreground of the island. 2. Young Herring Gull. The rocky character of .shore adjacent to the ternery is here shown. July 8, 1!)I8. 3. Caspian Tern's nest showing leniarUahle variation in eggs of single clutch. Also exceptional in its employment of drift to form a "nest". 4. Typical nest of Caspian Tern. Note entire absence of vegetable nesting 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 Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa

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