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115. — BuTOROIDES JAVANICA, Horsfield. 



Two females, Cape York ; one male and one female, Cape Gren- 

 ville ; one male and one female, Dungeness Island. 



116. — Bruchigavia GOULDI, Bonaparte. 



One female, Palm Island ; two males, Cape Grenville ; one 

 male and two females, Sue Island ; one young, Torres 

 Straits. 



First seen at Palm Island ; common about Cape York, and all 

 through Torres Straits, to Darnley Island. 



117. — Sylochelidon caspia, Pallas. 

 One male and one female, Barrow Island. 



1 1 8. — Thalasseus cristatus, Stephens. 



Two males, Palm Island ; one male, Barrow Island ; one young 

 male, Fitzroy Island ; one young, Cape Grenville ; one 

 young and one female. Turtle Reef. 



1 1 9. — Thalasseus bengalensis, Lesson. 



One male and three females, Sue Island ; two young males. 



Dungeness Island ; one female, Bramble Cay. 

 Common upon every reef and island throughout Torres Straits. 



120 — Sterna melanauchen, Temminck, 

 Six males and one female, Mud Bay, Cape York. 



121. — Sterna melanorhyncha, Gould. 

 One female, Warrior Reef. 



122. — Sterna nigrifons (female). N. Sp. 



Head and neck above, and the outer web of the external primary, 

 jet black ; remainder of the upper surface, wings, and tail, light 

 silvery grey ; throat and all the under surface white, with a 

 beautiful roseate tint ; three first primaries with a line of dull 

 black on their inner webs next the shaft ; bill, black ; legs and 

 fest, red ; nails, black. Total length, without bill, to central tail 

 feathers, 9 inches ; to outer tail feathers, 12-2 ; wing, 8*7 ; tail to 



