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^pIlm^^I lxxy. Sterna, un. 



241 sp. t Sterna Dqugalui. Mqul The Roseate Tern. 



Nest. May — June, on rocks or sand, on the searshore. 



Eyys. 2-3, yellow, or yellowish brown, with blotches of ash-grey and of pale and dark 

 reddish brown, chiefly at the larger end. 



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242 sp. t Sterna hirundo. Lin. The Gommon Tern. 



Nest. May— June, like the preceding species. 



Eggs. 3, yellow, or yellowish green, blotched with ash-grey and dark olive-brown, chiefly 

 at the larger end. 



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