Crested Terns

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Zoom in — Thalasseus cristatus—Torres Straits' tern.
Thalasseus poliocercus, Gould—Bass Straits' tern.

Artist

Name:: Broinowski, Gracius Joseph
Dates:: 1837-1913
Country:: Australia

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Ernst Mayr Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The birds of Australia, vol. 1
Author:: Broinowski, Gracius Joseph
Publisher:: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne: Charles Stuart & Co., 1890

Description:

Two crested terns are seen from the side, sitting on a rock surrounded by the sea, and facing opposite directions. They are referred to by names which are now obsolete and seem to be currently classified as the same species, namely the greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii).

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