Uec. 20, 1922.] Birds of the Indian Empire. 223^ 



1995. (1494) Larus fuscus taimyrensis. The Dark-backed 



Herring Gull. 



Larus affinis taimyrensis Buturlin, Mess. Orn. 1911^ 



p. 149 {Yenessei). 



» Breeding N. Europe and Siberia. Winter S. to 



E. Indian Coasts. 



1996. (1495) Larus argentatus cachinans. The Yellow-legged 



Herring Gull. 



Larus cachinans Pall., Zooy. Russ. As., ii., p. 318 

 (1827), {Caspian Sea). 



S. Europe, N. Africa, S. W. Asia, E, to Bay of 

 Bengal. 



Sub-family Sternin^. 



1997. (1496) Chlidonias leucopareia indica. The hidian 



Whiskered Tern. 



Viralva indica Stevens, Shaw's Gen. Zool., riii., i., 

 p. 169 (18.32), (Cawnpore). 



All India to Ceylon. 



1998. (1497) Chlidonias leucoptera. The White-winged Black 



Tern. 



Sterna leucoptera Temm., Man. 6! Orn., p. 483 (1815) 

 (Mediterranean). 



S. Europe to E. Asia. Tippera, Burma and 

 Ceylon, etc. 



!999. (1498) Hydroprogne caspia caspia. The Casjpian Tern. 



Sterna caspia Pall., Nov. Com. Acad. Petro., aiv., i.^ 

 p. 582 (1770), {Caspian Sea). 



In India breeding N. W. Coast and Ceylon. 



2000. (1499) Sterna nilotica nilotica. The GuU-billed Tern. 



Sterna nilotica Gh7iel., S.N., i., p. 606 (1789), {Egypt). 

 Europe, N. Africa, Central Asia, India and Ceylon. 



2001. (1500) Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis. The Sand- 



wich Tern, 



Sterna sandvicensis Lath., Gen. Syn. Su]}pl., i., p. 296 

 (1787), {Sandmch Island). 



Summer in Europe ; winter S. to Africa, Persian 

 Gulf and N. W. India. 



2002. (1501) Sterna bengalensis bengaiensis. The Sinaller 



Crested Tern. 



Sterna bengalensis Less., Traite d''Orn.,p. 621 (1881), 

 {Indian Coasts.) 



Mediterranean to Persian Gulf and N, W. India 



