. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 252 NATATORES. dawns, when it betakes itself to the beach or some sand-bar to rest. There are perhaps few of our readers who have the opportunity of visiting any part of our extensive ^ -v sea-coastduringSum- -s mer, who can fail to notice two birds; these are the Com- mon Tern and the Least Tern. They are so abundant, and their beautiful mo- tions so attractive, that the most unob- servant must pause to watch and admire them. They differ from each other prin- cipally in size, the former being much the larger
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. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. 252 NATATORES. dawns, when it betakes itself to the beach or some sand-bar to rest. There are perhaps few of our readers who have the opportunity of visiting any part of our extensive ^ -v sea-coastduringSum- -s mer, who can fail to notice two birds; these are the Com- mon Tern and the Least Tern. They are so abundant, and their beautiful mo- tions so attractive, that the most unob- servant must pause to watch and admire them. They differ from each other prin- cipally in size, the former being much the larger. Their plumage is quite similar, being mostly of a snowy- white, tinged on the back with light blue-grey, while a patch of black covers the crown of the head. Swallow-like in their form, they seem to mimic in iheir motions the antic gambols of that gay and nim- ble little bird, — skimming with sylph-like ease over the white-capped breakers, watching intently for their prey, upon which they dart almost with the swiftness of thought. The Least Tern is particularly social, and seeming to possess a degree of confidence in man, . Arctic TerD.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.