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Baker's in Hereford, but whether killed in the county or not was 

 doubtful." Mr. D. R. Chapman saw one not half-a-mile from the city, 

 in April, 1883; and two days later, saw the same or another bird, 

 in a swampy piece of meadow-land at Letton, near " Turner's boat." 



Order— GAVI.E. 

 Family— LARID^. 

 Genus— STERNA. 



[Sterna macrura — Arctic Tern.] 

 A regular summer visitant to the North of EngLmd. 



STERNA FLUVIATILIS— Common Tern. 



Like flocks of Sea-fowl driven, 

 "When storms are on the wing. 



MosTGO-siEEY—Greenland. 



The Terns, or Sea-Swallows, are rare visitors to Herefordshire. 



They only visit us when driven inland by violent stormy weather 



at sea. They have, however, been seen on several occasions. 



Mr. Lingwood and Mr. Blight have recorded their occurrence in 



the valley of the river Wye (see Woolhope Transactions). In 



March, 1883, a couple of Terns were observed by myself and many 



other people, flying over the river from the Castle Green, up the 



valley until they passed out of sight. 



[Sterna dougalli — Roseate Tern.] 

 A summer visitant. 



STERNA T^HNUTA— Little Tern. 



Not clown the breeze more blithely flew, 

 Skimming the wave, the light Sea-mew. 



Scott— The Lord of the Isles. 



This pretty elegant bird, the Little or Lesser Tern, is also a 



very rare visitor to Herefordshire. A specimen was shot at Marden 



