Painting in mat frame of a white and grey tern with darker bib and black headcap. Orange-red beak and feet. No background other than the suggestion of a beige rock and ground under the bird's body. Inscription below painting reads, "White-cheeked tern (Sterna albigena)."

Mounted painting of a white tern with black cap and feet, orange beak. Standing on sandy ground with water, palms, and mountains in the receding background on the left side, and a temple surrounded by trees on the right side.