CABOT TERN 



67. Sterna sandmcensis 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 (2.10x1.40). 



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 lare 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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