118 BIRDS FROM 
LARIDAE. 
Sterna minuta sinensis Gmelin. 
Sterna sinensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1789, p. 608. — Saunders, Cat. 
BroBr.-M.. XXV, 1896, <p. 113: 
N°. 553, o’, Rawa Gempol, Krawang, 8 October 1908. 
Malay name: dara laoet. 
Specimen in winter dress. The shafts of the outer pri- 
maries are white. In the collection of the Museum are 
also specimens from Java of the little tern, having the 
shafts of the outer primaries dark brownish and being not 
distinct from the western Sterna minuta L. 
Sterna melanauchen Temminck. 
Sterna melanauchen Temminck, Pl. col. 427, 1827. — Saunders, Cat. 
B. Br. M. XXV, 1896, p. 126. 
N°. 254, 255, not sexed, Verlaten Hiland, Krakatau, 7 
May 1908. 
One female from spirits, Verlaten Eiland, Krakatau, 
May 1908. 
Specimens in full breeding plumage. 
Sterna dougalli Montagu. 
Sterna dougalli Montagu, Orn. Dict. Suppl. 1813. — Saunders, Cat. 
Br Be: MORAY, 1896, p: 70: 
N°. 256, not sexed, Verlaten Eiland, Krakatau, 7 May 1908. 
One male from spirits, Verlaten Eiland, Krakatau, May 1908. 
Two adult specimens in breeding plumage. Wings 221 
and 228 mm. The bill in both specimens is black. 
Sterna bergii pelecanoides King. 
Sterna pelecanoides King, Survey int. Austr., II, 1826, p. 422. 
Sterna bergi, Saunders, Cat. B. Br. M. XXV, 1896, p. 89. 
Ne, 552, Q, Rawa Gempol, Krawang, 5 October 1908. 
Malay name: dara laoet. 
This specimen is not in breeding plumage. The mantle 
is rather pale grey, washed with dark ashy. Wing 340 mm. 
Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXXII, 
