. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . st, and sometimes only a few yards abovethe sea; at other times upwards of a hundred feet high, andgenerally in places exceedingly difficult of access. I havemany times, when climbing for its eggs, been sadly temptedby seeing them within a few yards of me without a possibi-lity of obtaining them ; they are like those of the Cormorantoutwardly, of
. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . st, and sometimes only a few yards abovethe sea; at other times upwards of a hundred feet high, andgenerally in places exceedingly difficult of access. I havemany times, when climbing for its eggs, been sadly temptedby seeing them within a few yards of me without a possibi-lity of obtaining them ; they are like those of the Cormorantoutwardly, of a soft chalky substance, which is easily rubbedoff, leaving a hard greenish shell beneath ; when fresh laid,they are white ; they are, however, usually seen daubed allover with dirty green, with which they are stained by thesea-weed verv soon after they are laid, in the same manner as those of tlie different species of Grebes are soiled ; the eggsof the largest of which (the Cristatus) they very much resem-ble ; they are four or five in number. The nest is formed of a considerable quantity of sea-weed,lined with the finer species and dry grass. The eggs of theCormorant and Shag are singularly beautiful, being of themost brilliant green. v*ii litojie Joy W C . 5 Xi^yiHfUghelitli cxxv. STERNA CASPIA. (Pallas.)Caspian Tern. The Caspian Tern is a rare British Bird, and thoughlittle is kno^ni of its habits, there is no doubt that they beara close resemblance to those of the other species, to the eggsof which, those of the Caspian Tern are veiy similar. Itis said to make no nest, depositing its eggs either upon thebare rock, or in some shght depression on the sea-beach,they are two or three in number. For this rarity, I am also indebted to the collection ofMr. Yarrell. ^•^^.^••4. c* i>.5r «*^. *^^^ V4
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