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K)1a. Sterna striata christopheri snbsp. n. 



Western White-fronted Tern. 



Differs from -S'. s. iiiccrfa in its lighter colour and smaller size: wing 231, 

 cnlmen 35 mm. The type of incei-ta has wing 272, cnlmen 40 mm. 

 Type : Point Cloates, West Anstralia, Xo. OTIS. 

 Range : West Anstralia. 



I'i2. Sterna anaethetus anaethetus. 



Sterna anaelhetm Scopoli, D,l Ftnr. Fmnui Infill,, [it. ii. p. 'J2. ITHIJ : Philippine Islauda. 



Synonym : 

 Sterna novaehnllamliae Stephens, in Shaw's Gen. Zool. vol. .tiii. pt. i. p. 161. 18215 ; Xew South Wales 



Australian Bridled Tern. 

 Mathews, Hdixllist No. 127. 

 Ran.sre : Anstralia and islands nnrth. 



103. Sterna fuscata serrata. 



Slerm wrnilij Wa^le-, Xafin-l. Si/^l. Amiihili. p. KO (note) 1830 : New Caledonia. 

 Synonyms : 



Sterna melanura Gould, SynopK. Bhdi Avstr. pt. iv. App. p. 7. 1838 : New South Wale.i. 

 Stenia gnnldi Beichenbach, Aves Nalal. Lniir/iji. xxii. f. 8'2'.l. 18-18 : Gould's plate named. 



Australian Sooty Tern. 

 Mathews, Tlamllist No. 128. 

 Range : Australian Seas. 



164. Sterna nereis nereis. 



Slermila nfreii Gould, Proc. Zonl. Sue. {Loml) 1842. p. 140 (1843) : Bass Straits. 



White-faced Ternlet. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 129 (pars). 



Range : Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia. 



10."). Sterna nereis horni subsp. n. 



Western White-faced Ternlet. 

 Mathews, HawHist No. 129 (pars). 



Dift'ers from S. n. nereis in having less black on the head and the primaries 

 lighter, and in being generally lighter above. 



Type : Kalgan River, S.W. Australia, No. 3841. 

 Range : West Australia. 



106. Sterna sinensis placens. 



Slenmla pJamiK Gould, Ann. Mai). A'at. Hist. ser. iv. vol. viii. p. 192. 1871 : Torres Straits. 



Synonym : 

 Slerniila inmnspicnu Jlasters, Pror. Loin. Soc, N.S.W. vol. i. p. 63. 1875 : Cape York. 



Eastern White-shafted Ternlet. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 130 (pars). 

 Range : Queensland. 



