43 o BLACK TER N. Clafs II. 



III. The BLACK TERN. 



Larus niger (Meyvogelin) Gefner No. 6, 



a<v. 588. _}%-- 589. L/Epouvantail. BriJJbn av. vi. 

 Aldr. a<v. iii. 35. 211. tab. zo./g. 1. 



The Scare Crow. Wil. orn. 353. Sterna fiffipes. Lw.fyji. 228. 



Our black cloven-footed Gull. Sialandis Glitter. Brunnicb 153. 



Idem. 354. ite Zool. 145. 

 Rail fyn. a<v. 131. iA* I3 2 - 



/"T^HIS is of a middle fize, between the firfl and 

 cr " A fecond fpecies. The head, neck, bread and 

 belly, as far as the vent are black ; beyond is white : 

 the male has a white fpot under its chin : the back 

 and wings are of a deep afh-color : the tail is fhort 

 and forked ; the exterior feather on each fide 

 is white -, the others afh-colored : the legs and feet 

 of a dufky red. Mr. Ray calls this a cloven- 

 footed gull; as the webs are deprefTed in the 

 middle, and form a crefcent. Thefe birds fre- 

 quent frefh waters ; and breed on their banks., 

 among the reeds. 



Genus 



