300 



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Figures : Gould, Birds of Australia, vii. pi. 23 (sub uom. Thalassetcs 

 pelecanoides) , pi. 24 (sub nom. Tfialasseus poliocercus) . 



Riippell's Tern lias been found in the southern group of the Loo- 

 Choo Islands (Stcjneger, Proc. United States Nat. j\Ius. 1887, 

 p. 393). 



It is a tropical species, ranging from the Red Sea and both coasts 

 of South Africa across the Indian Ocean to the "Western Pacific. It 

 breeds on Kelung Island, oflf the north coast of Formosa, and ranges 

 southwards to Tasmania and the Fiji Islands. 



300. STERNA STOLIDA. 

 (NODDY TERN.) 



Sterna stolida, Linneus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 227 (17GG). 



The Noddy Tern belongs to the group in which the whole of the 

 upper parts below the head are of a nearly uniform brown. It may 

 easily be recognized by its pale forehead and crown, or by its wedge- 

 shaped tail. 



Figures : Gould, Birds of Australia, vii. pi. 34. 



The Noddy Tern is found in all tropical seas, and occasionally 

 strays into the more temperate regions. There is an example in 

 the Pryer collection obtained by Mr. Harrison near the Gulf of 



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Head of Sterna stolida. Natural size. 



Yedo, and there is a second exami)le in the Tokio Museum from 

 the same locality (Blakiston and Pryer, Trans. As. Soc. Japan, 1882, 



