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GAVl.E. 



obtained near Yokohama. It is common on the Pescadore Islands 

 between Formosa and China (Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 422). 

 The Bridled Tern is a tropieal species, inhabiting the Indian 

 Ocean, the Pacific, and the Atlantic. It is said to have once occurred 

 in England. 



302. STERNA FULIGINOSA. 

 (SOOTY TERN.) 



Sterna fuli/jinosa, (Jmolin, Syst. Nat. 1. p. 605 (1788). 



Head of Sterna fuliytiiosa. Natural size. 



The Sooty Tern belongs to the group in Avhich the back, ruiiij), 

 and upper tail-coverts are dark brown, but the underparts are Avhite 

 in the adult. It is larger than the Bridled Tern. The wliitc nuchal 

 collar docs not extend across the nape, and the black on the lores 

 does not extend as far forward as the white on the forehead. 



Figures : Temminck and Schlcgcl, Fauna Japonica, Aves, pi. 89; 

 Dresser, Birds of Euro])e, viii. pi. 587. 



The Sooty Tern is a resident throughout the tropical seas, and is 

 only accidentally found in more temperate regions. Its only claim 

 to be regarded as a Japanese species is the record of the examples, 

 doubtless from Southern Japan, obtained by the Siebold Expedition, 

 and an example obtained on the Yaye-yauia Islands, tin; most 

 southerly grouj) of the Loo-Choo l>lan(ls, by Mr. Nishi (Stejnegcr, 

 Proc. United States Nat. Mus. 1887, j). 3U2). There arc two records 

 of its occurrence on the British lsl;in(l>. 



