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time of the occurrence as clear as glass I noticed 

 some bubbles coming to the surface and could 

 plainly see him at a depth of three or four feet 

 struggling with his head held down as if in a 

 noose. In a few minutes he was quiet, hanging- 

 like a criminal (only in the inverse manner), 

 suspended by the neck. 



The specimens in the case were obtained on 

 the broads in the east of Norfolk early in 1873. 



SANDWICH TERN. (MATURE SUMMER). 

 Case 197. 



These fine birds are to be met with on several 

 parts of the coast during the summer months. On 

 the Fern Islands off the coast of Northumberland 

 they nest in two or three different colonies in 

 company with the Arctic Terns. 



In a few localities in the north they breed on 

 inland lochs. 



The specimens in the case were obtained at 

 the Fern Islands in June, 1867. 



SANDWICH TERN. (MATUKE AND IMMATURE. 

 AUTUMN). 



Case 198. 



The old birds and their young are frequently 

 noticed during autumn in considerable parties 

 fishing along the coast of the Firth of Forth. 



They also occasionally make their appearance 

 at this season all round our shores. 



By October they usually begin to make their 

 way south, but solitary examples are now and then 

 met with during November. 



The specimens in the case were shot in the 

 Firth of Forth in August and September, 1874. 

 See " Bough Notes," Vol. III., Plate :5 



