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let the pieces of fifh, as they fly above, fall down 
amongft them. In cafe of danger, the old 
birds, as they fkim along, inform their young by 
acry: they inftantly fit, without motion, on the 
fand, and then they may be picked up like ftones, 
by the hand, for they do not attempt to efcape. 
It is fix weeks after they are hatched before they 
fly: this time is neceflary for their wings to grow, 
for their wings are very long. . 
‘The brown Tern, when taken, may be kept 
tame. Fifhermen fometimes catch it, by making 
‘acrofs of wood float upon the water: to the 
middle of the crofs they faften a little fifh ; and to 
the four corners fome bird-lime twigs: amongft 
thefe the “Tern, as it darts down upon its prey, 
-entangles its wings and is taken. ‘The tail of 
this Tern is a little forked, the body is grey, the 
head and beak black, and the legs red. 
The lefler Tern has a forked tail, white body, 
grey back, the forehead and the eyebrows white. 
It is fcarcely fo large as acommon Swallow. The 
foréhead:has a.divifion of white, from whence a 
ftreak of white goes on each fide, above the eyes. 
The back is afh-colour; the ftomach, the breaft, 
and the lower fide of the neck are white; the 
beak and feet are red. 
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