OAVI^. 



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p. 103) ; Mr. Cuthbcrt Colliugwood procured a third example near 

 the Loo-Choo Islands (Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, p. G03) : 

 these are, so far as I know, the only recorded occurrences of this 

 species in Japan. It breeds on the cliffs of Formosa (Swinhoe, Ibis, 

 1863, p. 430). It is said that two examples of this species were 

 once shot in Ireland. 



301. STERNA AN^STHETA. 



(BRIDLED TERN.) 



Sterna antpstfieta, Scopoli, Delicire Florte et Faunae Insubricfe, i. p. 02 (178G). 



Head of Sterna ancestheta. Natural size. 



The Bridled Tern is smaller than the Sooty Tern, the upper parts 

 are paler, the white nuchal collar is more distinct, the black on the 

 lores extends as far forwards as the white, and the web on both sides 

 of the middle toe is narrower. 



Figures : Gould, Birds of Australia, vii. pi. 33. 



The Bridled Tern is said to be an oceanic species, resident through- 

 out the tropics, and only occasionally wandering into the temperate 

 regions. An example was obtained by Mr. Cuthbcrt Collingwood 

 at Hakodadi on the 4th of November (Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc, 

 1870, p. 603), and a second example in the Pryer collection was 



