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Definition of Sterna hirundo

Sterna hirundo
Tern Tern (t[~e]rn), n. [Dan. terne, t[ae]rne; akin to Sw. t["a]rna, Icel. [thorn]erna; cf. NL. sterna.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera. Note: Terns differ from gulls chiefly in their graceful form, in their weaker and more slender bills and feet, and their longer and more pointed wings. The tail is usually forked. Most of the species are white with the back and wings pale gray, and often with a dark head. The common European tern (Sterna hirundo) is found also in Asia and America. Among other American species are the arctic tern (S. paradis[ae]a), the roseate tern (S. Dougalli), the least tern (S. Antillarum), the royal tern (S. maxima), and the sooty tern (S. fuliginosa). Hooded tern. See Fairy bird, under Fairy. Marsh tern, any tern of the genus Hydrochelidon. They frequent marshes and rivers and feed largely upon insects. River tern, any tern belonging to Se["e]na or allied genera which frequent rivers. Sea tern, any tern of the genus Thalasseus. Terns of this genus have very long, pointed wings, and chiefly frequent seas and the mouths of large rivers.

Meaning of Sterna hirundo from wikipedia

- The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a cir****polar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in temperate...
- edition of his Systema Naturae. The type species is the common tern (Sterna hirundo). Sterna is derived from Old English "stearn" which appears in the poem...
- white-winged black tern and common tern, writing "Sterna fissipes [Chlidonias leucopterus] et Hirundine [Sterna hirundo] natam". This bird has a number of geographical...
- mats by saltmarsh-nesting Common Terns (Sterna hirundo)" (PDF). In Vivo. 30 (3): 11–16. "Chinese Crested Tern Sterna bernsteini". Species. BirdLife International...
- tern, Sterna hirundo Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea South American tern, Sterna hirundinacea Antarctic tern, Sterna vittata...
- swift tern, Sterna bergii Lichtenstein, 1823, recorded as syn. Thal****eus bergii (Lichtenstein, 1823), (TMNP MPA). Common tern, Sterna hirundo Linnaeus,...
- Sea swallow may refer to: the common tern, Sterna hirundo, a seabird in the family Laridae Glaucus atlanticus, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch the original...
- maritime heath, its lichen flora, a breeding colony of Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and for its geology. Great Pool is an SSSI because it is the largest...
- tern, Larosterna inca (A) Black tern, Chlidonias niger Common tern, Sterna hirundo Elegant tern, Thal****eus elegans (A) Royal tern, Thal****eus maximus...
- (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) attempting to steal a fish caught by a common tern (Sterna hirundo) The flying great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) has taken a fish from...