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autumn of 1817- It was caught alive, and was remarkably tame, 

 pluming itself with great composure soon after it was taken. 

 Mr. Sabine has likewise a bird of this species, which was also 

 sent to him from the same place, 



4. P. iuinor (Little Grebe). 



Genus LX. Sterna. 



1. .S'. Cantiaca (Sandwich Tern). 



The Sandwich Tern has been killed at Yarmouth. On the 

 5th of May 1820, we shot two of these birds at AValton in Essex. 

 They had made their appearance only two days previous. The 

 foreheads of these birds were black, and the extent of their 

 wings 3 feet If inches. That described by Bewick, being less 

 in breadth and having a white forehead, was probably a young 

 bird. The legs of the Sandwich Tern are very strong ; the claws 

 crooked and strong. It has a very flapping kind of flight, and 

 often sits on the sands at the edge of the water. It may be 

 distinguished from the other kinds by its note, which is stronger 

 than that of the common species. On the 24th of April last 

 we saw two of these birds swimming in the Stour, one of which 

 we shot. 



The Common, Black, and Lesser Terns all breed on the coasts 

 and in the marshes of Norfolk, and are plentiful in some parts. 

 Towards the end of summer Terns congregate, and appear in 

 large flocks upon the ooze of Breydon "Water. 



2. S. Him 71 do (Common Tern). 



3. S. nigra (Black Tern). 



4. S. minuta (Lesser Tern). 



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