166 Mr. W. Jesse on the 



No. 1495. *Larus cachinnaxs. Yellow-legged Herring- 

 Gull. 



Common on the Gogra and Ganges during the cold 

 weather, and not nnfrequently met with on some of the 

 large shallow jheels. The only example that I have actually 

 obtained within our limits was caught by a bird-catcher 

 on a jheel in the direction of Sitapur. 



, No. 1496. Hydrochelidon hybrida. Whiskered Tern. 



A very common and permanent resident, but decreasing 

 on account of the more efficient drainage. It breeds during 

 August and September on the large jheels. 



h No. 1499. Sterna anglica. Gull-billed Tern. 



Common during the cold weather, particularly about the 

 big rivers. I saw numbers of this Tern on the Gogra in 

 April 1901, but could find no nest or eggs, though the 

 birds were in breeding condition. 



No. 1503. Sterxa seena. Indian River-Tern. 



Titri [H.]. Gull [Anglo-Indian boys] f. 



Very common, particularly on the big rivers. It is a 

 permanent resident, and I have taken dozens of eggs on the 

 Gogra and Ganges in April. They are of various shades of 

 stone-colour, greenish, pinkish, or buff, and double-spotted. 

 Three is the full clutch. 



Average of 12 Fyzahad and Fatehgarh eggs . . F67" x 1"22 " 



Measurement of largest egg 1"74" x T24" 



smallest egg TOO" x l'l 7" 



No. 1504. Sterna melaxogaster. Black-bellied Tern. 

 Common, but not so numerous as 8. seena, in company 

 with which it breeds. The eggs are similar, but smaller. 



Average of 9 Fatehgarh eg°^ 1-35" X 1*00" 



Measurement of largest egg 1*38" X 1*01" 



smallest ess F32" X 1*98" 



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No. 1510. Sterna minuta. Little Tern. 

 The least common of the Terns, but fairly numerous on 

 the big rivers. It is a permanent resident, and I found it 



f These names are applied to all River-Terns. 



