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Thalasseus maximus
•Large tern. •Slender orange bill (from yellow to reddish). •Short, forked tail. •Black in a narrow, shaggy band around back of head; forehead white. (Complete black cap held only briefly during breeding.) •Mostly white all over, with some dark in wingtips.
A large, orange-billed tern, the Royal Tern is found only along ocean beaches.
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