Skimmer

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In skimmers the upper beak is shorter than the lower beak, allowing it to pick up shrimp and small fish while skimming the sea.

Keywords

birds, Aves, aquatic birds, tern, gull, skimmer, Rhychopidae

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Birds: S

Source

Louis Figuier, Reptiles and Birds (London:Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1869) 303

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