ROYAL TERN
65. Sterna maxima. 19 in.
Similar to the last, but smaller; bill more slender; tail forked 3.5 in.
Nest.—A hollow in the sand. The 2 or 3 eggs are creamy buff, with distinct blackish-brown spots (2.60 × 1.70).
Range.—Breeds in the Gulf States and north to Virginia and Calif.; winters south of the U. S.
