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and dry grass, is placed on bushes or low trees, 

 but never on the ground. It lays three eggs of a 

 reddish yellow colour, spotted with dull red and 

 faint purple. 



TERN, -ROSEATE. 



STERNA DOUGALLII, Mont. 



This beautiful Tern, which was discovered by 

 Dr. Macdougall, on the Cambray Islands, in the 

 Frith of Clyde, and afterwards described by Mon- 

 tagu, has since been found on various parts of the 

 coast in England, Scotland, and Ireland. It does 

 not appear, however, so often on the southern 

 shores as on the west or east coast. It has been 

 found also in Norway, the countries on the Baltic, 

 Germany, France, Italy, the island of Madeira, 

 and Cape of Good Hope. It is said to be abundant 

 too in some parts of America. The eggs, which 

 are rather larger than those of the Arctic Tern, 

 are of a yellowish stone colour, speckled with ash 

 grey and dark brown spots. It is reported to breed 

 in the Sol way Frith, and as far north as Lapland. 

 It feeds upon small fish. 



