THE LESSEE CRESTED TEEN 



75 



underparts white with a pink tinge. During the moulting season the 

 forehead is spotted with white. Total length 15.5 inches, culmen 1.9, 

 wing 9.25, tail 7.5 to 8, depth of fork 5, tarsus 0.85. 



Nest a slight depression, usually on low islands or coral 

 ridges. They nest in companies. The colour is stone, blotched 

 with dark umber markings and under markings of grey; they 

 measure about 1.50 x 1.16 inch : two form the clutch. 



"The Emu.'' 



Crested Terns Nesting: Sterna hergii. 



A. J. Campbell. 



The Lesser Crested Tern. 



Sterna media. 



Mediterranean, African and Indian seas to Celebes and Northern 

 Australia. 



Forehead, crown and nape black, the feathers of the last prolonged; 

 neck white, mantle grey, tail grey, a little lighter on the streamers; 

 tarsi and toes black; underparts white; a white line along carpal joint. 

 Total length 17 inches, culmen 2.4, wing 12, tail. 6.75, depth of fork 3, 

 tarsus 1. 



Nest a shallow depression on broken coral reefs or sand 

 ridges. They nest in companies and close together. The one 

 egg is pinkish-white, with a few bold brownish markings, often 

 lighter at their edges, those under the surface pale-grey. The 

 egg measures about 2.16 x 1.53 inch. 



