FORSTER TERN. 



69. Sterna forsteri. 15 in. 



No crest on this or any of the following 

 terns. Bill and feet orange-red. Mantle 

 pearl. Below pure white. Tail forked 4 in. 

 In winter the crown is white, there is a 

 blackish patch about the eyes and the bill 

 and feet are blackish. 



Nest. A sharp twanging ccrcA*. 



Range. South Atlantic and Gulf coasts 

 and north to 111. 



COMMON TERN. 



70. Sterna htrmndo. 15 in. 



Mantle darker pearl, and pearl below. 

 Bill and feet red, the former tipped with 

 black. Tail forked 3 in. 



Note. An energetic tee-arr. 



Nest. Three or four whitish, greenish or 

 brownish eggs, spotted with black, laid in 

 hollows in the sand. 



Range. Breeds north from N. Car. and 

 Ohio. Winters south from Gulf States. 

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