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numbers in two localities, viz., among the sandhills 

 at Ravenglass, and on the margin of RocklifFe salt 

 marsh. In Sir W. Jardine's time (circa, 1840), a 

 third colony, composed of a few pairs, nested on the 

 shingle at Skinburness, but this breeding station 

 has not been occupied of late years. Inland, the 

 Common Tern has occurred more than once near 

 Alston, an individual preserved at Garrigill having 

 been shot very late in autumn, when the fells were 

 sprinkled with snow, 



S. Dougalli. Roseate Tern. 



The Roseate Tern is an accidental visitant. An 

 example was shot, many years since, on Burgh marsh 

 {T. C. Hey sham), and another was shot, in the same 

 locality, in 1872, by Mr. Tremble. In the spring 

 of 1880, a Tern, believed to be a Roseate Tern, 

 was repeatedly fired at on the Esk, but was not 

 obtained. The Roseate Tern should be recognised 

 by its slender shape, darting movements, and long 

 tail feathers. Yarrell stated in the first three 

 editions of his British Birds (cf. Vol. Ill, p. 394, 

 1st ed.), that this Tern probably bred "on some of 

 the low flat islands in the Sol way Frith." There 

 are no islands in the Solway. Cardurnock is locally 

 called " the island" ; but no Terns breed there. 



S. Minuta. Lesser Tern. 



The Lesser Tern is a summer visitant, many 

 pairs nesting on the Ravenglass estuary. In Sir 

 W. Jardine's time, a second colony existed at 

 Skinburness, and would possibly have been there 



