ARCTIC TERN (not figured). 



71. Sterna paradis&a. \S l / 2 in. 



Similar to the Common Tern but with a 

 more deeply forked tail (4.5 in.) and red bill. 



Range. Breeds from Mass, and Keewatin 

 northward. Winters in southern oceans. 

 ROSEATE TERN. 



72. Sterna dougalli. lS l / 2 in. 



Tail forked to a depth of 5.25 in. In sum- 

 mer with a rosy tint to the under parts. 



Note. A harsh, reedy cack. 



Range. Breeds locally from Me. to Long 

 Island. Winters in the Tropics . 



LEAST TERN. 

 74. Sterna antillantin. 9 in. 



Bill and feet yellow. Crown black, but 

 forehead and line over eye white. Tail slight- 

 ly forked. In winter less black on crown. 



Note. Plover-like whistles. 



Nest. Three buffy-gray eggs, with a few 

 black specks, in hollows in the sand. 



Range. From Mass, and Mo. southward. 

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