AlES. . I3S 



ORDER, GAVI^. 



FAMILY, LARID.-E. 



327. S/cnia flitvialilis. Naum. his, 18 19, p. 1S48. Common 

 Tern. Heb., ^'^ [A. V., 'Cuckoo' in error], {generic for all sea 

 fowl). 



The Common Tern is plentiful on the coast. It breeds in a f)-reat 

 colony on the Lake of Antioch. 



It is generally distributed on the coasts of Europe, Asia, and 

 Africa. 



328. Sterna viinula. Linn. Syst. Nat. i., p. 228. Little Tern. 



The Little Tern may be found in winter on shallow lagoons near the 

 coast. 



It is inhabitant of temperate Europe, Western Asia, and Africa. 



329. Sterna media. Horsf. Tr. Linn. Soc. .xiii., p. 19S. Allied 

 Tern. 



Once observed on the coast. It is found on all the African, Arabian, 

 and Indian coasts. 



330. Sterna anglica, Mont. Orm. Diet. Suppl. Gull-billed Tern. 

 Found on sand-spits and lagoons near Tyre and Beyrout, and believed 



to breed in the neighbourhood. 



The Gull-billed Tern is an inhabitant of the Mediterranean coasts, 

 the China and Australian seas, and the east coast of both Americas. 



331. Sterna caspia. Pall. Nov. Comm. Petrop. xiv., p. 582- 

 Caspian Tern. 



Off the coast in winter, but not common. 



The Caspian Tern has a wide range, occurring throughout the Old 



World and in the north of North America. 



