THE HOSE ATE TERN. 
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Northumberland, and Sir ¥m. Jardine supplies much informa- 
tion respecting it in Scotland. In the portfolio of Dr. J. L. 
Drummond I have seen a drawing of a Sandwich tern made by 
him when in the navy, from a specimen shot at Gibraltar. The 
species has a very extensive geographical range, embracing the 
coasts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. 
THE ROSEATE TERN. 
Sterna par adisea, Brunn (1764). 
„ Doug allii, Mont (1813). 
Is a regular summer visitant, known to breed in a few 
localities on the eastern coast. 
Templeton knew this species only from “ one specimen shot in 
Belfast Lough.” Eurther information was obtained respecting it 
on a visit made to the 
Mew Island , 
one of the three Copeland Islands outside the southern entrance, 
by Mr. ¥m. Sinclaire and myself, on the 11th of June, 1827. One 
of these, a low, flat, rocky islet, but with short pasture affording 
food to cattle, is a chosen breeding-place of the terns, and either 
from these birds or gulls having formerly frequented it, bears the 
name of the Mew Island. Immense numbers of terns were flying 
around us, uttering their wild cry as we passed between the Mew 
and Lighthouse Islands, and as the day was delightful, it was 
extremely interesting to observe their evolutions. Poised beauti- 
fully in the air, with their wings merely wafting, or beating to 
maintain their position, they looked out keenly for their finny 
prey, which, soon as perceived, the wings were drawn quick as 
thought close to the body, and, like an arrow from a bow, they 
shot from such a height into the water within a few yards of us, 
as to be wholly immersed, or, more rarely, obtained their prey 
