CASPIAN TERN. 



64. Sterna caspia. 21 in. 



Largest of our terns. Bill heavy and 

 bright orange-red. Crown and crest jet 

 black. Mantle light pearl; primaries darker. 

 In winter the crown is mixed with white. 



Nest. Two or three buffy, spotted eggs 

 laid in hollows in the sand. 



Range. Breeds on the South Atlantic and 

 Gulf coasts, in Ore., Lake Mich, and south- 

 ern Labrador. Winters on the South Atlan- 



, Gulf and Pacific coasts. 



ROYAL TERN (not figured.) 



65. Sterna maxima. 19 in. 



Like the preceding but smaller and with 

 more slender bill and more deeply forked tail. 



Range. South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 



CABOT TERN. 

 67. Sterna sandvicensis acuftavida. 16 in. 



Black crown and crest. Bill black, with 

 yellow tip. Tail forked. Mantle pale pearl. 



Range. Breeds from N. Car. to Fla. and 

 Tex. 20 



