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One of three bird species, genus Rhynchops, in which the lower mandible of the bill is longer and flatter than the upper, and fits into it like a penknife blade into its handle. They are found on inland and coastal waters in the tropics, and are related to the gulls and terns. They feed on small fish and other aquatic life taken from just below the surface of the water by skimming it with the beak, hence their name.
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Honorable Mentions with 15 points were awarded to: Oystercatcher's Prize, Roman Kurywczak, Camera Naturalist CC; Rynchops Niger Trio Skimming, Klaus-Deiter Schleim, Garden State Six Shooters; Herring Gull Tossing Clam, Jerry Fornarotto, Garden State Six Shooters; Winter is Here, Lana Walden, Mt.
Second round of the PSA Nature Division Digital InterClub Competition by Charbonnet, Dan / PSA Journal
thayeri Brooks, Thayer's gull I R Rhodostethia rosea (MacGillivray), I R Ross's gull Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus), I R black-legged kittiwake Rynchops niger Linnaeus, black I R skimmer Stercorarius logicaudus Vieillot, N R long-tailed jaeger S.
Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana by Minton, Sherman A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Black Skimmers on the Gulf Coast Rynchops niger The afternoon increases as it wanes And Skimmers, which are named for what they do, Fly low above the water where they strain A living morsel they don't need to chew.
Black Skimmers on the Gulf Coast by Mills, Wilmer / New Criterion
 
 
 
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