OF K0"RTHT[JMBEEL4.Tn) AND DTJKHAM. 141 



coimted by tlie margin of Pallowlees, a pool of no great extent, 

 a little south of Simonside, four hundred eggs of this bird, but 

 now, I believe, it no longer breeds in that locality, A few pairs 

 used to nest at Prestwick Car. It breeds at Harbottle Tarn, at 

 Sweethope, and at Pallinsburn ; at the latter place, being well 

 protected, it is as abundant as ever. 



The Masked Grull of Yarrell is merely a variety of this species. 



22. Little Gttjll. L. minijttjs, Pallas. 



Lams mimdus, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 213. 

 „ „ Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, III., 543. 



This pretty little species is an autumn and winter visitant, 

 frequenting our coast with considerable regularity in autumn 

 and winter. In my collection are examples killed as early as the 

 2nd of September, and as late as the 6th of February; and I 

 have specimens captured in the district in every state of plumage 

 except that of summer. A few years ago the Little Grull was 

 considered a rare bird in the IS'orthern Counties ; it is however 

 by no means so uncommon as was usually thought. During one 

 month in the autumn of 1868, Mr. J. H. Gurney, Jun., obtained 

 ten specimens of this species on the Yorkshire coast. 



139. STERNA, Limmus. 



23. Sandwich Teen. S. Cantiaca, Gmelin. 



Sterna Cantiaca, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 177. 

 ,, Boysii, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, III., 497. 



A spring-and-autumn migrant, breeding at the Fame Islands. 

 A few years ago it bred abundantly on Coquet Island. 



24. Common Teen. S. hieundo, Linnceus. 



Sterna hirundo, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, II., 181. 

 „ „ Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2., III., 504, 



A spring - and - autumn migrant ; breeds abundantly at the 

 Fame Islands. It also bred some time ago on Coquet Island. 



