278 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



grassy spot we saw no Terns' nests ; but there, on a little space of 

 about four yards square, we found thirty-five nests with eggs, and two 

 more a little apart from the group of nests. Most of the nests had 

 only two eggs, while several had only one, evidently showing that the 

 full clutches of three had not been laid yet, and also that probably 

 many more pairs had not begun to lay so early in the season ; so I 

 expect that in the course of another week the number of nests and eggs 

 would be largely increased. — Eobert Warren (Moyview, Ballina). 



