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purpose. The stomachs of all we opened contained what seemed 
to be finely-masticated roots, probably of a species of Artemisia, 
which grows all over the place. The fur of this creature is 
beautifully soft and silky. We saw no game of any kind to-day, 
although we tried for Monaul all the afternoon. I saw a very 
large Eagle questing the side of a hill, and believe it could only 
have been A. chrysaétus. Oosrao pointed out the eyrie of a 
Lammergeyer in a perfectly inaccessible position half-way down 
a stupendous crag, and told me he knew the same birds had 
resorted to it for the last five or six years. 
(To be continued.) 
NOTES ON THE VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF 
LEICESTERSHIRE. 
By Monracu Brownz, F.Z.S. 
Curator, Town Museum, Leicester. 
(Continued from p. 331.) 
Order Gavim.—Family Laripa. 
Sterna macrura, Naum. Arctic Tern.—An accidental visitant, 
chiefly in spring. In 1842 it was unusually abundant between 
the 7th and 10th of May, the streams and pools of the county 
being visited by small flocks. I procured an adult male from 
Saddington Reservoir, on May 25th, 1886. 
Sterna fluviatilis, Naum. Common Tern.—Of accidental 
occurrence on spring and autumn migration. Has been found 
at Groby Pool, Coleorton, Lowesby, and Aylestone, as well as on 
the River Soar, close to the town of Leicester, immediately below 
the castle. A specimen is recorded, in the MS. Donation Book, 
as having been shot at Leicester, November 13th, 1858. Mr. 
Ingram writes that “the Common Tern visits the Belvoir Lake 
occasionally, generally after strong easterly gales.” 
Sterna dougalli, Montagu. Roseate Tern.—I insert this rare 
species on the authority of Harley, who states that one was shot 
on Groby Pool in the summer of 1836, and was examined by him 
shortly after its capture. He especially refers to its bright 
orange feet. 
Hydrochelidon nigra (Linn.). Black Tern.—Of accidental 
occurrence on spring migration. Has been found at Groby Pool, 
