STERCORARIID: JAFKGERS 
36. Stercorarius pomarinus: POMARINE JAEGER. 22 inches 
The largest and most common of the group. 
37. Stercorarius parasiticus: PARASITIC JAEGER. 17 inches 
38. Stercorarius longicaudus: LONG-TAILED JAEGER. 21 in. 
The rarest of the group, its central tail-feathers extend some six 
inches beyond the others. 
Adult. Plumage varies in different birds, above from blackish to 
sooty brown, below from white to dark sooty Lrown, often barred 
brown and white. The middle tail-feathers are longest in all the 
species ; they look and act like hawks, and are called /iddy Hawks 
by the fishermen. They steal their food from the gulls and terns. 
Breeds. Far north. Migrants along the coast from July to 
November. 
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