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TERN, SANDWICH. 



STERNA CAUTIACA, Mont. 



This species is very extensively dispersed, being 

 found on the coasts of both Continents. It arrives 

 in this country about the middle of May, and 

 departs by the end of September. It frequents for 

 the most part the south-eastern shores of England, 

 but several specimens have also been obtained 

 from the mouth of the Frith of Forth. It has 

 a strong and rapid flight, and except when engaged 

 in incubation, is almost constantly on the wing. 

 It feeds upon small fishes and Crustacea, which it 

 picks up from the water or 011 the sea-shore. It 

 deposits its eggs in a shallow hole in sand or turf. 

 These are of a yellowish stone colour, spotted and 

 speckled with ash grey, orange brown, and deep 

 red brown, and generally are not more than three 

 in number. 



TERN, SOOTY. 



STEBNA FULTGINOSA, And. 



A single bird of this species was shot in 1852, 

 at Tutbury, near Burton-on- Trent, and was pur- 

 chased by W. H. Desvoeux, Esq., of Drakelow Hall, 

 for his collection. This is the only example known 



