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parts of the plumage are grey. But little is known 

 of the habits of this bird, which has been noticed in 

 the southern part of Hungary, in Germany, on the 

 coast of Dalmatia, and rarely in Italy. It is said 

 to feed on winged insects and aquatic worms ; but 

 its mode of nesting and the appearance of its eggs 

 are unknown. 



TERN, WHITE. 



WINGED BLACK. 

 STEBNA LEUCOPTEKA,' Temm. 



A specimen of this Tern was shot on the 

 Shannon, in 1841, in company with the Black 

 Tern, with which it was confounded. This speci- 

 men was sent, along with one of the latter species, 

 to the Natural History Society of Dublin, in 

 whose Museum these examples of both species 

 are now preserved. The White-winged Tern 

 inhabits the bays and inlets of the shores of the 

 Mediterranean, and is common about Gibraltar. 

 It also visits the lakes, rivers, and marshes of the 

 countries in the vicinity of the Alps ; and is found 

 in Germany, Scandinavia, Dalmatia, &c. The 

 food of the White-winged Tern consists principally 

 of dragon-flies and other winged aquatic insects. 

 Nothing is known either of the eggs or of the 

 winter plumage of this species. 



