LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 329 



A- o- u- SUBGENCS ACTOCHELIDON. Kaup. 



NO. 



41 (Go) STERNA MAXIMA. Bodd. Royal Tern. 



Soutlieru Atlantic coast, Georgia, Florida, and Ihe Gulf States; casual in 

 summer, north to Massachusetts. 



42 (OT) STERNA SANDVICENSIS ACUFLAVIDA. (Cabot.) Cabot's Tern. 



Southern coast of United States, West Indies, and Central America, north 

 to North Carolina in summer; accidental in New England. 



43 (t;.S) STERNA TRUDEAUI. Ald. Trudeau's Tern. 



South American species ; stragglers have been taken on the Atlantic coast 

 of United States. 



44 (6l») STERNA FORSTERI. Xitt. Forster's Tern. 



North America, in general ; in winter to West Indies and South America ; 

 breeds from Viiginia to ]\Ianitoba. 



45 (70) STERNA HIRUNDO. Uinx. Common Tern. " Mackerel Gull." 



Throughout eastern North America; breeds nearly throughout its range, 

 from Arctic Ocean to Florida; winters fiom Virginia southward. 



46 (71) STERNA PARADIS/EA. BuiNN. Arctic Tern. 



North America from Arctic Ocean to North Carolina ; breeds from ."Massa- 

 chusetts northward. 



47 (72) STERNA DOUGALLI. Moxta*;. Roseate Tern. 



Southern coast of United States ; north in sunmier to New England ; acci- 

 dental in Nova Scotia. 



SuHOENUS STERNULA. Boie. 



48 (7 J) STERNA ANTILLARUM. (Less.) Least Tern. 



Southern coast of United States and northern South America ; in summer 

 north to New England ; accidental in Labrador ; breeds throughout 

 its range. 



Slb<;eni;s ONICHOPRION. W aclkr. 



49 (75) STERNA FULIOINOSA. Gmei.. Sooty Tern. 



Semi-tropical si)ecies, common in the West Indies ; in sunnner north to 

 North Carolina ; accidental in New England. 



50 (7(;) STERNA AN/ETHETUS. S( oi-. Bridled Tern. 



Tropic:! I species, accidental on Florida coast ; Soutii Carolina, one record. 



Gems HYDROCHELIDON. Hoik. 



51 (77) HYDROCHELIDON NIGRA SURINAMENSIS. ((Jmi.i.) Black Tern. 



North America ; breeds frfiui Middli' States in the interior northwar<l to 

 the fur countries. 



52 (7h) HYDROCHELIDON LEUCOPTERA. (Miisn. and S( iiin/.) White-winRed 



Black Tern. 

 European specii's, of accidental occurrence in the United Statts ; Wis- 

 consin, one record. 



