212 BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



web of the outer tail-feathers darker than the inner web ; feet, red. 

 In the young bird the cap is imperfect; the under parts are pure 

 white, and the bill is often black. 



Length 13.75, wing 10, tail 6, tarsus .75, bill 1.3S. 



Dr. Bryant included this species in his list as abundant, but as 

 he did not find S. paradisaa, it is probable that many of the birds 

 seen by him, supposed to be the Common Tern, were of the latter 

 species. The Common Tern is probably rather uncommon in the 

 Bahamas. I observed it only once, a single specimen shot at 

 Acklin Island in May. 



Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VII. pi. 4 



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STERNA PARADIS.-EA. Brunn. 

 Roseate Tern. 



Adiilt Male. — Bill slender, blaek ; cap, black, reaching the 

 nape; upper plumage, pearl-gray; under parts, pinkish white, in the 

 full plumage adult becoming a beautiful rose-color; the luhite of 

 the imter web of the frst primary reaehiiig the tip ; tail, white, 

 two outer feathers much longer than the rest; legs, vermilion -red ; 

 iris, brown. Younger birds have the base of the bill colored. 



Length 15, wing 9, tail 7.50, tarsus .80, bill 1.60. 



