NODDY 



BLACK NODDY NODDY TERN. 



PLATE CCXX. FIGURE I. 



Sterna stolida, . . . JENYNS. GOULD. LINNAEUS. 

 Anous stolidus, . . . EYTON. 

 Megalopterus stolidus, . . MACGILLIVRAY. 



* I A HE nesting-places of this bird are banks and rocks. 

 1 According to Audubon they form regular nests of twigs 

 and dry grass. These are placed in low trees or bushes ; 

 that of the former year is often repaired, being thus raised 

 to the height of nearly a couple of feet. Thousands of birds 

 build together. In their nesting-places the bird can even 

 be caught by the hand. 



The eggs, three in number, are of a reddish yellow 

 colour, spotted with dull red and purple. 



Two or three specimens of this tropical species are 

 recorded as having occurred in Ireland. 



