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HISTORY OF 



CASPIAN TERN. 



Sterna Caspia. PALLAS. 



THERE, perhaps, has not been a greater acquisition to our 

 Fauna of late years than that of this splendid species of Tern, 

 without, indeed, we except the Cygnus Bewickii of Mr. Yarrell. 



The specimens obtained in the United Kingdom are confined 

 to a few on the eastern coast, blown probably from their proper 

 line of migration by high winds. 



The Caspian Tern is one of the largest species of the genus 

 Sterna, uniting, with its size, that superior elegance of form, 

 general contour, and ease of flight, for which its genus are so 

 remarkable. 



The above bird has, according to Temminck, the following 

 habitat: the shores of the Baltic; the isles of that Gulf; the 



