384 Mackay, The Terns of Muskeget Island. an 
also this, that had tunnel or burrow entrances to them in the high, 
luxuriant beach grass (Ammophila arundinacea); such nests are 
common on Gravelly Island. I also wish to observe that this 
year the Wilson Terns built better nests than I have ever known 
them to do before. I have no reason to offer for this change. The 
usual two or three Roseate nests were found close to the house 
on this island; one of these, within five feet of the house, 
contained two eggs, another, within three feet, contained three 
eggs. The chicks noted here, are only what I personally observed. 
I saw no dead ones on the island, and I feel fairly safe in saying, 
that one thousand young birds have been raised there this season. 
The condensed result of the nests and eggs found here is as 
follows. 
Gravelly [sland, June 26, 1896. 
72 nests of I egg each, 72 
239 “ 2eggs “ 478 
168 Pcie Sota ty ante) 
2 BA OI 82) 
none SES eyes OTE 
481 1062 
In addition to above were 
7 nests of 2 eggs each and 1 chick 
3 Se Cee Pay itmnolie ALL aa 
Found away from nest, 9 chicks 
Leaving Gravelly Island we continued on to South Beach. Here 
we also noted more eggs than usual, nevertheless I failed to cer- 
tainly identify any of them as being Arctics (Sterna paradisea), 
though some of them looked to me as if they were such and the 
birds themselves were in the air overhead. The following is an 
account of what was observed here. 
South Beach, June 26, 1896. 
None, nests of I egg each, none 
9 Bo Benes, & 18 
8 G 3 66 6 24 
I nest of 4 ‘ a 4 
None, nestof 5 ‘ none 
Dropped eggs, I 
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