Nesting of Birds in Fohkien. (33 



Sterna dougalli Montagu. 



Our collectors brought a number of eggs (from the island 

 mentioned above) which they said were probably those of the 

 present species, as it appeared to be the commonest Tern on 

 the island. A number of these eggs were hatched, but the 

 chicks did not answer to the description of the young in 

 down of the Roseate Tern as given in Yarrell (4th ed.) vol. iii. 

 p. 548. It is therefore unnecessary to describe the eggs 

 from which they were produced. In spite of all La Touche's 

 care these young birds did not live long. It may, however, 

 be of use to give a brief description of them. 



There were three types, viz. : — 



(a) Upper parts mottled grey and black with a slight tinge 



of buff. Throat the same. Rest of under parts 

 white. Bill deep pink, with black tip. Legs deep 

 flesh-coloured. 



(b) Upper parts and throat black, mottled with buff. 



Under parts white. Bill dark dull red with black tip. 

 Legs as in («). 



(c) Upper parts and throat buff, mottled with black. 



Under parts white. Bill and legs as in (a). 

 Our men brought us several specimens of the adults, so 

 . that there is no doubt as to this species breeding on the coast. 



Sterna melanauchen Temra. 



From the same island we obtained an adult of this species 

 and a young bird in down, which La Touche reared. 



The description of this young bird, as we received it on 

 July 16th, is as follows : — Upper parts greyish white, spotted 

 with black ; wings light buff, barred with black; under parts 

 whitish. Bill dark reddish, tipped with black ; legs very 

 dark flesh-coloured. When released on Sept. 11th it agreed 

 very well with the description of the young bird given in Cat. 

 B. Brit. Mus. vol. xxv. p. 128. In our bird, however, the 

 bill was blackish, as were also the legs. 



BULWERIA BULWERI Bp. 



Our collectors also brought us, from the same island, a 

 dozen eggs of this species with the old birds caught in the 



