SKUAS AND JAEGEKS. 



87 



ers pointed,, figs. 52, 53, 57. Breeds far north. 

 South from July to Sept; winters from N. J. 

 southward; north in May and early June. 



Fig. 56. 



56. LONG-TAILED JAEGER. 



Size of last; central tail feathers great- 

 ly elongated, 8 to 10 inches, fig. 

 58. General colors paler, espe- 

 cially above. Breeds in the far / ^J^ 

 north; exact winter range un- 

 known. South in Aug.; north 

 in May. Very rare on our coast. 



Pomarlne Jaeger. 1-2 



GULLS. 



Of varying size. Adults nearly or whol- 

 ly white beneath, sometimes rose tinted; blu- 

 ish or slaty on back 

 and wings this area 

 is called the mantle. 

 The bill is somewhat 



Parasitic Jaeger. hooked, fig. 59; tail, 



short, square, rarely forked or wedge-shaped, 

 fig. 60; feet, large and fitted for walking; 

 toes, fully webbed, fig. 61. Nests, placed on 



Fig. 52. 



