Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. DEDICATION iv
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv
4. CONTENTS v
5. INTRODUCTION TO TERNS AND SKIMMERS
6. WHAT’S INCLUDED 1
7. TAXONOMY 1
8. IDENTIFICATION 2
9. LIFE HISTORY 13
10. MIGRATION 14
11. HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 15
12. SPECIES ACCOUNTS
13. LARGE TERNS: GENUS HYDROPROGNE 20
14. CRESTED TERNS: GENUS THALASSEUS 27
15. TRICKY THALASSEUS 55
16. UPLAND TERNS: GENUS GELOCHELIDON 62
17. MEDIUM-SIZED TERNS: GENUS STERNA 71
18. STERNA TERN IDENTIFICATION 116
19. LITTLE TERNS: GENUS STERNULA 126
20. MARSH TERNS: GENUS CHLIDONIAS 134
21. PELAGIC TERNS: GENUS ONYCHOPRION 151
22. NODDIES: GENUS ANOUS 175
23. SKIMMERS: GENUS RYNCHOPS 187
24. ANSWERS TO QUIZ PHOTOS 197
25. BIBLIOGRAPHY 198
26. INDEX 202