Chinese crested tern
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The Chinese crested tern is a tern in the family Laridae. It is the county bird of Lienchiang County, Fuchien.
Chinese crested tern colony
Matsu Islands
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The Matsu Islands are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea. They are situated alongside the southeastern coast of mainland China. The archipelago forms Lienchiang County, the
Chinese crested tern
…The Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini) is a tern in the family Laridae. It is the county bird of Lienchiang County, Fuchien. It is most closely related to greater crested tern T. bergii, and has hybridised with it…
The historical Fujian Province including the Matsu Islands (1864)
MA-TSU LIEH-TAO (Matsu Islands) including: TUNG-YIN LIEH-TAO (Dongyin), Lang Tao (Liang Island), Ch'ang-hsü Shan (Beigan), Ma-tsu Shan (Nangan), PAI-CH'ÜAN LIEH-TAO (Juguang) "The Nationalist-held islands off the Chinese mainland are nominally a part of Fukien Province, but are presently under military administration." (1962)
Dongju Island
Nangan Township, the seat of Lienchiang County