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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
web of the outer tail-feathers darker than the inner web ; feet, red. 
In the young bird the cap is imperfect ; the under parts are pure 
white, and the bill is often black. 
Length 13.75, wing 10, tail 6, tarsus .75, bill 1.38. 
Dr. Bryant included this species in his list as abundant, but as 
he did not find S. paradiscea , it is probable that many of the birds 
seen by him, supposed to be the Common Tern, were of the latter 
species. The Common Tern is probably rather uncommon in the 
Bahamas. I observed it only once, a single specimen shot at 
Acklin Island in May. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VII. pi. 433. 
STERNA PARADIScEA. Brunn. 
Roseate Tern. 
Adult Male. — Bill slender , black; cap, black, reaching the 
nape; upper plumage, pearl -gray; under parts, pinkish white, in the 
full plumage adult becoming a beautiful rose-color; the white of 
the inner web of the first primary reaching the tip ; tail, white, 
two outer feathers much longer than the rest; legs, vermilion -red ; 
iris, brown. Younger birds have the base of the bill colored. 
Length 15, wing 9, tail 7.50, tarsus .80, bill 1.60. 
