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4. MINUTA. LESSER TERN. 



S. cauda forficata, corpore albo, dor so cano, f route 

 superciliisque albis. Lath. 



The bill and legs are yellow ; the tip of the bill is 

 black ; the crown is black, divided by a white spot on 

 its brow ; above grey ; beneath white of exquisite gloss 

 and softness ; the tail is white. 



Weight 2oz. length 8| inches. 



The female lays dirty brown eggs, spotted with 

 red. 



5. FISSIPES. BLACK TERN. 



S. cauda emarginata, corpore nigro, dorso cinereo. 

 Lath. 



The bill, head, neck, breast and belly are dull 

 black ; the back, wings, and tail of a deep ash co- 

 lolour ; the vent and the exterior feather of the tail 

 are white ; in the male a white spot on the throat ; 

 the legs are dusky red, the webs depressed in the 

 middle. 



The female lays 3 or 4 dirty green eggs, spotted 

 and encircled with black. 



