Talk:Arctic Tern

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[edit] Weight

The reported weight of 3 to 4.5 oz is contrary to numerous other sources of a weight a bit less than two pounds. I'm not bird expert, but it truly seems this one is incorrect. A 15" X 30" bird is goint to weigh 4 oz -- less than a cell phone?

Could this be a typo?

Denpratt 04:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Birds are very light, hollow bones, no teeth, lots of feathers. The RSPB and WWF amongst others go with weights in the range 3.5-4.5 oz/95-120 g jimfbleak 06:35, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] colour

> white forehead, a black-nape and crown (streaked white) , and white cheeks

But I cannt see any "white forehead" or "white streak". Are these true? Around and above the eyes of the head just seems black... --marsian 01:10, 25 January 2007 (UTC)