CABOT TERN 
67. Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida. 16 in. 
Head crested; bill and feet blackish, the former with 
a yellow tip. Adults have the crown glossy black. 
Young birds, and winter adults, have the crown mixed 
with white, and the former have blackish markings on 
the wings; tail forked 2.75 in. Like the majority of 
terns, these breed in immense colonies. 
Nest.—Their two or three eggs are deposited in slight 
hollows in the sand. They are cream colored, boldly 
spotted with blackish brown (2.10 x 1.40). 
Range.—Breeds on the Florida Keys, Bahamas and 
the West Indies; later may stray north as far as New 
England; winters south of the United States. 
TRUDEAU TERN 
69. Sterna trudeaui. 14 in. 
This is a 1are South American species, described by 
Audubon as having occurred in New Jersey and New 
York. It has the form of the Forster Tern, a bright 
yellow bill and no black crown, but a black line through 
the eye to the ears. 
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