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he was assiduously courting anotlier Tern between whiles. 

 Perhaps this necessitated a frequent visit to nature's 

 mirror, in order to make sure that his appearance was 

 correct in every detail. 



Fig. 4 shows a Common Tern on a windy day playing 

 a game beloved of Terns. This consists in hovering 



Fig. 1. A SrUBDY RINGED PLOVER. 

 {Photographed by Miss E. L. Turner. 



over the water, \^'ith tail upturned, then dropping down, 

 dipping their breasts in the little curling eddies. This 

 beautiful action is repeated time after time, and 

 apparently has nothing to do A\ith catching food. It is 

 just sheer fun. 



It was the Sheld-drake I really waited and watched for 

 day after day,'^but I could not get them. Now and again 



