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bird, for it, like the clattering- king-fisher, is 

 the fisherman's companion. 



Kalamazo, Mich. 



Written for The Bittern. 



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! NOTES. I 



The Black Tern nests plentifully on the 

 Great Lakes and is unusually abundant on 

 the St. Clair flats, but the species is not found 

 to any extent in the interior of the state of 

 Michig-an. On the 27th of last May, Carl 

 Bloom found a nest and three eg-g-s of this 

 g-racef ul bird on a muskrat's house at Long- 

 Lake, Kalamazoo County, Mich., which is the 

 first record for this section. These birds 

 have chang-ed their nesting- quarters, which is 

 not unusual in the terns; and this is another 

 instance of the chang-es probably as a result 

 of civilization. Over sixty birds have been 

 affected by the advance of civilization to my 

 knowledg-e. 



Collectors are filled with an adventurous 

 spirit, and if any of the readers will ta,ke the 



