46 LAEID^. 



s',t'. c?$a(l. ; Lower Pegu, Oct., NoY. (E. W. Gates Coll. 



u'. 2 imm. sk. O.). 

 y', w'. d" 2 ad. ; Touglioo, May (-R. G. PF. i?.). Tweeddale Coll. 



x'. S iuv. sk. 

 U',z'. S 2 ad. ToDglioo, Dec. [R. G. TV. S.). Tweeddale Coll. 



sk. 

 d". 2 ad sk. Sittang Valley, Dec. (B. G. Tweeddale Coll. 



IF. R.). 

 b", c". c? 2 ad. Sittang River, Feb. ( W. Davison). Hume Coll. 



sk. 

 tr'-i". c? 2ad.; Thatone, Oct.-Dec. (Tf. D.). Hume Coll. 



k"-n". d'2 



imm. sk. 

 o". 2ad.sk. Tbaj-etmyo, Dec. H. Saunders Coll. 



//', q". 6 ad. Houugthraw, Salween River, Tweeddale Coll. 



sk. Feb. 28 ( W. Limborg). 



2. Sterna forsteri. 



Common Tern, var., Lath. Gen. Syn. iii. pt. i, p. 362 (1785 : Dr. 

 Forster ; Hudson Bay). 



Sterna birimdo, Sw. Sf Rich. Faun. Bor.-Amer., Birds, p. 412 (1831 : 

 Saskatchewan River). 



Sterna forsteri, Nutt. Man. Orn. ii. p. 274, footnote (1834) ; Laim: 

 Ann. Lye. N. Y. vi. p. 222 (1852: California); Baird, Cass. S,- 

 Later. B. N. Amer. p. 862 (1858); Baird, Cat. N. Amer. B. 

 no. 691 (1859); Coues, Proc. Philad. Acad. 1862, p. 544; id. 

 Ibis, 1864, p. 390 (Duefias, Guatemala) ; Salvin, op. cit. 1866, 

 p. 199 (same loc.) ; Coues, Pr. Philad. Acad. 1866, p. 99 (Arizona) ; 

 Bias. J.f. 0. 1866, pp. 74, 78; Coues, Pr. Essex Inst. v. p. 308 

 (1868: New England); Elliot, Neiv ^- Unjiq. B. N. Amer. i. 

 Introd., tail figd. (1869) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 118, no. 11026 

 (1871) ; Scl. ^- Salv. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 569 (revision) ; iid. Komencl. 

 At: Keotrop. p. 147 (1873) ; Coues, Pr. Philad. Acad. 1871, p. 44 

 (North Carolina) ; id. Key N. Amer. B. p. 321 (1872) ; id. 

 Check-list, no. 566 (1873) ; Ridffu: Ann. Lye. N. Y. x. p. 391 

 (1874: Illinois) ; Coues, B. N.-West, p. 676 (1874); Laivr. Me^n. 

 Bost. Soc. N: H. ii. p. 318 (1874: Mazatlan) ; Hensh. Ann. 

 Lye. N. Y. xi. p. 13 (1874 : Utah) ; id. Rep. Zool. Expl. 100th 

 Merid. p. 486 (1875); LauT. Bull. U.S. Kat. Mus. iv. p. 51 

 (1876 : Tehuantepec) ; Saunders, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 651 (revision) ; 

 Ridgiv. Rep. Sun: 40th Par. p. 639 (1877) ; Sennett, Bull. U.S. 

 Geol. Surv. iv. p. 68 (1878: Galveston; breeds); Ridgiv. Bull. 

 U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 21, p. 53, no. 685 (1881) ; Coties, Check-l. N. 

 Amer. B. p. 123, no. 798 (1882) ; Stearns S,- Coues, New Engl. 

 B.-Life, p. 369 (1883) ; Coiies, Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 763 

 (1884) ; Baird, Brew., ^ Ridgw. Water-B. N. Amer. ii. p. 292 

 (1884) ; Dreiv, Auk, 1885, p. 18 (Colorado up to 6000 ft.) ; 

 Agersborq, t. c. p. 289 (Dakota) ; A. O. U. Check-l. p. 94 (1886) ; 

 Ridgto. Man. N. Amer. B. p. 42 (1887) ; Selon, Auk, 1886, p. 147 

 (Manitoba; breeding); Scott, op. cit. 1887, pp. 274, 278, 279 

 (Florida) ; Toimsend, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. p. 192 (1888 : N. 

 California, breeds) : Beckham, t. c. p. 644 (Corpus Christi, Texas) ; 

 Breicster, Auk, 1889, p. 66 (New England) ; Pindar, t. c. p. 31 

 (Kentucky; breeds); Shick, op. cit. 1890, p. 327 (New Jersey); 

 IIex7ie ^ Reichenow, Nomencl. Mus. Hein. p. 354 (1890) ; Thomps. 

 Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiii. p. 469 (1890 : Manitoba, breeds) ; 



