Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs (1842) (14775576673)

Identifier: colouredillustra71meye (find matches)
Title: Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs
Year: 1842 (1840s)
Authors: Meyer, H. L. (Henry Leonard), d. 1864 Meyer, H. L. (Henry Leonard), d. 1864. Illustrations of British birds Rutter, Daniel, former owner. DSI Rolle, Mark, former owner. DSI S. & J. Bentley, Wilson & Fley, printer S. & J. Bentley and Henry Fley, printer
Subjects: Birds Birds Birds Taxidermists Birds
Publisher: London : G.W. Nickisson
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ther, are hoarygrey, instead of nearly black, as in the common tern. Thechin and sides of the face are white, but the throat, breast,and all the under parts are nearly as dark gull-grey asthe back. The beak is more arched than in the commontern, and stouter, and deep scarlet without any black tip; 94- STERNIJXE. the legs and feet also scarlet; claws dusky. The youngin autumn plumage is white on the forehead, the regionof the eyes, ear-coverts, nape, and hinder part of the neckare black; the back, scapulars, wing-coverts, primaries, andsecondaries gull-grey, barred with black on all exceptthe primaries, by each feather having a crescent-shapedspot near its tip; the sides of the face, chin, and all theunder parts are white; the grey on the primaries darkerthan the back; the beak, vermilion at the base and undermandible; the ridges of the upper mandible and the tipof the beak are dusky; legs and feet pale vermilion; clawsdusky; the eyes brown. The egg fig. 298 is that of the Arctic Tern.
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LESSER TERN. 95 NATATORES. STERNWAi. PLATE CCXCIV. LESSER TERN. STERNA MINUTA. The Lesser Tern is also a periodical visitant in GreatBritain ; by far less numerous than the several foregoingspecies, and apparently choosing a locality of its own, orrather keeping separate from the others of its family,during its stay on our coast. This species extends in Europe over most sea-girt coun-tries, as high north as the fifty-eighth degree; in Asia itis equally known, as well as in America, from New Yorkto the gulf of Mexico, and again on the western coast ofAfrica; on the Canary Islands it is frequent during thetime of migration. On the coasts of Holland and France,as well as the more northern coasts, such as Holstein, andthe mouth of the rivers Elbe, Weiser, &c, this bird iscommon, although nowhere very numerous. Although the Lesser Tern is an oceanic bird, as Selbycalls it, yet it is frequently found on inland lakes andrivers; and, as the bird prefers a gravelly or shingly locality,it i

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