MEGALOPTERUS. NODDY. 671 



similar to those of the Terns. Some ornithologists adopt for 

 them the generic name AnoUs, proposed by Ur. Leach ; while 

 others include them in the extended genus Sterna. They 

 are the most oceanic of the family, seeking their food at vast 

 distances from land, and seizing it while they skim along the 

 surface, or sometimes when swimming. 



