60 COUES, BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 



occurs as a rare winter visitant. (Near New York, Lawr., 

 p. 299.) 



Gelochelidon Anglica Bon. — INIarsh Tern. {Sterna ar- 

 anea of American authors.) Of rare and perhaps only 

 accidental occurrence, in summer. {Emm., p. 5 ; Putn., 

 231; Sam., p. 14; All., p. 90.) 



Thalasseus Oaspius Boie. — Caspian Tern. A rare win- 

 ter visitant. "Coast in winter; rare." (Maine, VeiT., 

 p. 25.) It is known to go considerably farther south. 

 Mr. Lawrence has it in his New York list. 



No. 1194:. No locality; a flue example of my var. imperator. 



Thalasseus acujiavidus Cones. — American Sandwich 

 Tern. Of undoubted occurrence in summer on the coast ; 

 although I do not now recall a record of its capture. 



Mr. Peabody (p. 378) gives the "^ Sterna cayana^^ (of 

 Audubon = regius Gamb.) as a Massachusetts bird, but 

 entirely upon the statement of Audubon, that he saw it 

 in Labrador. But Audubon doubtless mistook Caspius 

 for it. Still I am of opinion that regius does sometimes 

 wander as far north as New England. (Near New York, 

 LawT., p. 299.) 



Sterna hiru7idoljmn . — Common Tern. Summer res- 

 ident, breeding abundantly along the coast. 



No. 1088, youug, $. Essex Co. Dr. H. K. Oliver, 1853. 



No. 1092 (probably) " " " " " " " 



No. 1090, 1091, immature. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1854. 



No. 78, fledgling, July 24. Sukkertoppeu, Greenland. Williams 

 College Lyceum of Natural History, 1864. Either this or the suc- 

 ceeding species. 



Sterna macroura Naum. — Arctic Tern. Abundant. 

 Resident, breeding and wintering. 



No. 1089, $ . Essex Co. C. L. Pierson, 1853. 



No. 1093. " " " " " " 



Sterna paradisea Briinn. — Roseate Tern. Common on 

 the coast in summer, as far north as Massachusetts. 

 "Breeds plentifully on Muskegat Island, in company 

 with S. hirundo, macroura, and Antilla^nwi." {AIL, in 

 epist.) The species has usually been held to be rare or 

 accidental. (Omitted from Sam., 0. 0.) 



Sterna Antillarum Cones. — Least Tern. Summer res- 

 ident. Common. Some breed. 



Sterna Forsterii Nutt. — Forster's Tern. A species 

 which I do not find recorded, though undoubtedly occur- 



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