Class II. BROWN GULL, 543 



ty of the former. It differed in having the edges of 

 the eye-lids covered with white foft feathers. The 

 forepart of the head white-; the fpace round the 

 eyes dufky : from the corner of each eye is a broad 

 dufky bar, furrounding the hind part of the head ; 

 behind that is another reaching from ear to ear : 

 the ends, interior and exterior edges of the three 

 firft quil-feathers black ; the ends and interior fides 

 only of the two next black, but the fhafts and 

 middle part white ; the tips of the two next white ; 

 beneath a black bar : the reft, as well as the fecon- 

 daries, afh color. 



In all other refpecls it refembled the common 

 pewit gull. The fat was of a deep orange color. 



The brown Tern. Wil. cm. Sterna nigra. Lin. fyjl. zzj. 253. Brown. 



352. Faun. Suec.fp. 159. 



Sterna fufca. Raii fyn. av. Br. ZogL 143. 



131, 



"j^yrR. Ray has left us the following obfcure ac- 



1 x count of this bird; communicated to him by 



Mr. Johnfon^ a York/hire gentleman. " The whole Descrip. 



" under fide is white ; the upper brown : the 



" wings partly brown, partly afh color : the head 



" black : the tail not forked : thefe birds fly in 



" companies." 



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