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roughly put together, on which a single egg is laid ; sometimes the 
egg is deposited upon the bare rock, without any pretensions to a 
nest whatever. They appear to live in perfect harmony with the 
Noddy Terns, which also breed ’in great numbers upon this island. 
Incubation commences about May 16. On the 23d, all the eggs 
obtained were quite fresh. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. VII. pi. 432. 
STERNA A NOS THAE TA . Scopolt. 
Bridled Tern. 
Spring Plumage, Male. — Bill, black; cap, black; forehead, white, 
extending like two horns over each eye , and reaching behind them ; 
upper back, grayish, shading into the white on the sides of the 
neck ; upper plumage, grayish brown ; under parts, white ; primaries, 
dark brown, the first and second showing a clear band of white on 
the inner webs, not reaching within an inch of the tips, and gradu- 
ally fading on the others ; upper tail-coverts, slaty gray ; outer tail- 
feathers almost entirely white , showing slight tinge of brownish near 
the tip ; legs and feet, black ; iris, brown. 
Length 14.25, wing 10, tail 6.25, tarsus .70, bill 1.50. 
I was very much pleased to find this species abundant at Long 
Island during the month of June. Its occurrence on the Florida coast 
