Life Histories of North American Gulls and Terns

by Arthur Cleveland Bent

In this volume the reader will find an encyclopedia collection of information about 50 different gulls and terns. Not a group of general descriptions, but a collection of detailed, specific observations of indvidual flocks throughout the country, it describes in readable language and copious detail the nesting habits, plumage, egg from, distribution, food, behavior, field marks, voice, enemies, winter habits, range, courship procedures, molting information, and migratory habits of every known North American Gull and Tern.

Genres: Birds

337 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1986

About the author

Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866 – 1954) was an American ornithologist. He is notable for his encyclopedic 21-volume work, Life Histories of North American Birds, published 1919-1968 and completed posthumously, which received the John Burroughs Medal in 1940.