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THE COLLECTORS' MONTHLY. 



neck is a small pond, but a few rods in 

 circumference. Here I observed a 

 pair of terns, sail down, after the man- 

 ner of swallows, on the surface of the 

 water, as if after insects. I supposed 

 at first it was done for amusement, as 

 the water was too shallow to contain 

 fish. They did not plunge as terns 

 generally do after their prey ; they 

 continued at it so much that I called 

 my companion's attention to the spe- 

 cies ; he said : " It was the ' Little Bass 

 Gull.'" After some discussion, we 

 agreed to each secure one. We were 

 compelled to be satisfied with one. 

 My note-book contains the following 

 measurements as taken at the time : 

 " Head embracing the eye — black ; 

 wings and back, lavender, with slight 

 grayish tint ; outer webs of the pri- 

 maries nearly white, and inner webs 

 ash color ; tail lavender, with the ex- 

 ception of the outer feather which is 

 white ; entire under plumage includ- 

 ing the front side of the neck, white ; 

 bill, legs, and feet, black ; length 13^ 

 in. ; extent of wings 34 in. ; tail 4J 

 in. ; bill 1| in." 



Once afterward, during the summer 

 and only once did I see any more ;. 

 then I saw three and secured two of 

 them. Not very shy, yet seldom ap- 

 proaching within gun-shot. As to its 

 breeding habits, I know nothing about 

 them ; they may possibly breed here, 

 but I have yet to discover the nest. 

 The first that I saw here was in the 

 month of August, I found that their 

 habits, that first called my attention, 

 was the pursuit after insects that 



dwell on the surface of the water, of 

 which they devour many. 



B. J. Peckham, 



Westerly, R. I. 

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