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1701. H. NIGRA {PL Eld. 333). 



Syn. Sfer/ia ni(/ra,ncevia, et L, larifo)'-^ 



""*1;7'^-. p„ ^apuclG. R. Grav. 



iit.Jissqjes, Pallas. f ' 



St. leucoj)tera, Temraiiick. J 



IIab. S. Europe ; Africa ; W. Asia. Hare in N. and C. 



Europe. 



A. Specimen in summer dress, from Algeria. M. Mal- 



herbe (1848). 



1702. II. FissiPES {PL FnL 924). 



Syn. Sfernafssipes L. 1 ^ . ^ ^ (.^^^_ 



St. noivia, et tbt. nif/ra, Unsson. J ' 

 St. nigra apud piurimos auctores. 

 Hab, Europe andN. America; N. Africa; Madeira ; W. Asia. 

 A. Adult, summer dress. Algeria. M. Malherbe (1848). 

 B. Another, from Norway (where rare). Christiania 

 University (184D). C. I). Specimens in winter dress. 

 England. Mr. Bartlett and II. E. Strickland (1843-6). 

 Div, 3. Shore and River Terns. 

 Genus Thalasseus, Boie. 



1703. Th. cristatus (Gould's B. A. Vol VII, pi. 23). 



Syn. Sterna cristata, Stephens (nee Swainson). 



St. pelicanoides. King. 

 Hab. Indian Ocean ; Cluna ; N. Australia. 



A. Specimen from the Maldives. E. L. Layard, Esq. 

 (1848). B. Bad skin, from Tenasserim coast. Dr. Hei- 

 fer (1842). 



1704. Th. bengalensis (Gould's B. A. Vol. VII, pi. 2.^)). 



Syn. Sterna Itengalensis, Lesson. 

 St. media (I), Horsiield. 

 111. I'orresii, Gould. 

 Ste)-na, Jerdon's CataL, No. 402. 

 'Poyang kacher (?), Jav. 

 Hab. Indian and Malayan seas ; N. Australia. 



A. Specimen in summer dress. From the Nicobars. 

 Capt. Lewis. (1846). B. Another, winter dress. Singa- 

 pore. N. de Storr (1843). 



1705. Th. Boysii. 



Syn. Sterna Boysii^ Pennant. 



St. cantiaca, St. striata, et St. africana {?), GmeUn. 



St. columLina, Schrank. 



St. canescens, Meyer. 

 Hab. Europe ; Africa ; N. America. 



^i. Specimen from England. Mr. Bartlett (1844), 



Genus Sterna, L. 



Subgenus SEENA, Blyth. 



1706. Seena aurantia (Hardw. IlL Lid. ZooL, — bad). 



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