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autumn of 1817. It was caught alive, and was remarkably tame, 
pluming itself with great composure soon after it was taken. 
Mr. Sabine has likewise a bird of this species, which was also 
sent to him from the same place. 
4. P. minor (Little Grebe). 
Genus LX. STERNA. 
1. S. Cantiaca (Sandwich Tern). 
The Sandwich Tern has been killed at Yarmouth. On the 
5th of May 1820, we shot two of these birds at Walton in Essex. 
They had made their appearance only two days previous. The 
foreheads of these birds were black, and the extent of their 
wings 3 feet 12 inches. That described by Bewick, being less - 
in breadth and having a white forehead, was probably a young 
bird. The legs of the Sandwich Tern are very strong ; the claws 
crooked and strong. It has a very flapping kind of flight, and 
often sits on the sands at the edge of the water. It may be 
distinguished from the other kinds by its note, which is stronger 
than that of the common species. On the 24th of April last 
we saw two of these birds swimming in the Stour, one of which 
we shot. 
The Common, Black, and Lesser Terns all breed on the coasts 
and in the marshes of Norfolk, and are plentiful in some párts. 
Towards the end of summer Terns congregate, and appear in 
large flocks upon the ooze of Breydon Water. 
2. S. Hirundo (Common Tern). 
3. S. nigra (Black Tern). 
4. S. minuta (Lesser Tern). ig bagai 
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