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20. Sterna antillaruin. Least Tern. 



Formerly abundant on the coast, breeding in all favorable localities. 

 Now extremely rare. A bird that has suffered greatly from the bru- 

 talities of the millinery gunner. 



21. Sterna fuliginosa. Sooty Tern. 



Rather rare resident along the coast. 



22. Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis. Black Tern. 



Irregular migrant. Three records from Waco in April. 



23. Anous stolidus. Noddy. 



Rather uncommon resident on the coast. 



FAMILY Rhynchopidae. Skinuners. 



24. Rhynchops nigra. Black Skimmer. 



Common resident along the coast. 



ORDER Steganopodes. Totipalmate Swinuners. 

 FAMILY Anhingidae. Darters. 



25. Anhinga anhinga. Anhinga. 



Rather common resident of the eastern and southern parts of the 

 State. Rare summer resident in the vicinity of San Antonio. Speci- 

 mens from Waco in the Baylor Museum (November and April.) 



FAMILY Sulidae. Gannets, Boobies, etc. 



26. Sula bassana. Gannet. 



Occasional on the Gulf coast 



27. Sula sula. Booby. 



Irregular visitant to the coast. 



FAMILY Phalacrocoracidae. Cormorants. 



28. Phalacrocorax auritus. Double-crested Cormorant. 



Straggler. A specimen in the Baylor University collection was shot 

 at Elm Lake, McLennan County, on October 15, 1911. Length 32; Tail 

 6.75; Bill 3.50: Tarsus 2.30. 



29. Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus. Florida Cormorant. 



Rather common on the Gulf coast and in extreme Eastern Texas, 

 breeding in favorable localities. 



