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the birds—indeed they dashed at my head while at the nest. The 
others were in another pond, where I saw no other species of Tern. 
The nests mostly floating, supported slightly by grass or sedge. 
Small snails often crawled upon the eggs. 
[The different nests, eleven in number, were carefully distinguished by 
Mr. Wolley. Two contained three eggs, five had two, and the rest had one 
apiece. | 
§ 4371. Ten.—Marsj6, Giland, 7 June, 1856. 
All taken by myself. 
[From at least six nests, as shewn by Mr. Wolley’s markings. ] 
§ 4372. Hght—Jurstang Mosse, Gland, 13 June, 1856. 
OWES. 
[Two complete nests of three each, and one of two. All taken by 
Mr. Simpson (Hudleston). ] 
§ 4373. 7wo.—Ormoga, Ciland, 16 June, 1856. ‘“ W.H.S.” 
| Also taken by Mr. Simpson. These eggs are so darkly-coloured that it 
was hard to find a place on which the inscription should be legible. | 
[§ 4374. Zwo.—From Mr. Reynolds, not later than 1849. | 
[§ 43875. One—Holland, 1850. From Mr. A. Bots. | 
[§ 4876. Stv—Holiand, 1851. From Mr. A. Bots. 
Belonging to the lot from which Mr. Wolley had two (§ 4867). 
§ 4377. Three.—Feltwell Fen, 8 June, 1853. From Mr. 
Newcome. 
(Three, from as many nests found as before stated (§ 4369), and given to mea 
few days after. The three nests contained respectively, three, three, and two 
eggs. On the 21st of May preceding, the great flood which had existed from 
November, 1852, being then rapidly subsiding, my brother and I, being in 
Mr. Newcome’s company, saw four pairs of Black Terns in Hockwold Fen, but 
they had evidently not then found a home there, for they passed on swiftly. 
Their appearance, however, induced Mr. Neweome to cause a look out to be 
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