British zoology . s and interior fidesonly of the two next black, but the fhafts andmiddle part white ; the tips of the two next white;beneath a black bar: the reft, as well as the fecon-daries, afh color. In all other refpecls it refembled the commonpewit gull. The fat was of a deep orange color. The brown Tern. Wil. cm. Sterna nigra. Lin. fyjl. zzj. 253. Brown. 352. Faun. 159. Sterna fufca. Raii fyn. av. Br. ZogL 143. 131, j^yrR. Ray has left us the following obfcure ac- 1 x count of this bird; communicated to him by Mr. Johnfon^ a York/hire gentleman. The whole Descrip. under fide
British zoology . s and interior fidesonly of the two next black, but the fhafts andmiddle part white ; the tips of the two next white;beneath a black bar: the reft, as well as the fecon-daries, afh color. In all other refpecls it refembled the commonpewit gull. The fat was of a deep orange color. The brown Tern. Wil. cm. Sterna nigra. Lin. fyjl. zzj. 253. Brown. 352. Faun. 159. Sterna fufca. Raii fyn. av. Br. ZogL 143. 131, j^yrR. Ray has left us the following obfcure ac- 1 x count of this bird; communicated to him by Mr. Johnfon^ a York/hire gentleman. The whole Descrip. under fide is white ; the upper brown : the wings partly brown, partly afh color: the head black : the tail not forked : thefe birds fly in companies. From 544 BROWN GULL Class II. From the defcription, we fufpedl this bird to bethe young of the greater Tern^ that had not yet at-tained its proper colors, nor the long feathers ofthe tail, which it does not acquire till mature age. BILL uV<; A: MSSKB TERNS. JV?£54. Class II. GREAT TERN. S45 BILL ftrait, (lender, (lender and very , a fmall back toe. *. Sterna (Stim, Spyrer, Schnir- ring) Ge/ner a-v. a<v. III. Sea Swallow. Wil. cm. Rail Jyn. anj. 131. Sterna major, la grande Hi- rondelle de mer. Brijfon au. VI. 203. tab. 19. fig. hirundo. Faun, Suec. Jp. 159. TheKirmew. Martens Spiiz- 254. Great. berg. Kria. Ncrvegis Tenne, Tende, Tendelobe, Sand- Tolle, Sand-Tserrne. Danis Tserne. Bornholmis Kirre, Krop-Kirre. Brunnick, fifcher. Kram. Schwalben Moewe. Frifch, II. Zool. Scopoli, No. 3. THIS kind weighs four ounces, one-quarter: Descrip,the length is fourteen inches *, the breadththirty : the bill and feet are of a fine crimfon;the former tipt with black, ftrait, (lender, and fharppointed: the crown, and hind part of the head,black: the
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