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See the black skimmer water bird skim the calm surface with its longer lower mandible in search of prey

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Assorted References

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- In charadriiform: Adaptations for feeding
breeding behaviour
- In charadriiform: Gulls (suborder Lari)
classification
- In charadriiform: Annotated classification
feeding behaviour
- In charadriiform: Locomotion and feeding behaviour

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Animal Planet - Skimmer.	Surabhi Sinha	Dec 17, 2013
	Added new Web site: Monterey Bay - Skimmers.	Deepti Mahajan	Nov 26, 2008
	Added new Web site: Animal Planet - Skimmer.	Shiveta Singh	May 25, 2008
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 16, 2001
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 04, 1999