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LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 329 
SuBGENUS ACTOCHELIDON. Kaup. 
STERNA MAXIMA. Bopp. Royal Tern. 
Southern Atlantic coast, Georgia, Florida, and the Gulf States; casual in 
sammer, north to Massachusetts. . 
STERNA SANDVICENSIS ACUFLAVIDA. (Canor.) Cabot’s Tern. 
Southern coast of United States, West Indies, and Central America, north 
to North Carolina in summer; accidental in New England. 
STERNA TRUDEAUI. Aup. Trudeau’s Tern. 
South American species; stragglers have been taken on the Atlantic coast 
of United States. 
STERNA FORSTERI. Nurr. Forster’s Tern. 
North America, in general; in winter to West Indies and South America; 
breeds from Virginia to Manitoba. 
STERNA HIRUNDO. Lixn. Common Tern. «Mackerel Gull.’’ 
Throughout eastern North America; breeds nearly throughout its range, 
from Arctic Ocean to Florida; winters from Virginia southward. 
STERNA PARADISAZA. Brinn. Arctic Tern. 
North America from Arctic Ocean to North Carolina; breeds from Massa- 
chusetts northward. 
STERNA DOUGALLI. Monrac. Roseate Tern. 
Southern coast of United States; north in summer to New England; acci- 
dental in Nova Scotia. 
SupGenus STERNULA. Bote. 
STERNA ANTILLARUM. (Less.) Least Tern, 
Southern coast of United States and northern South America; in summer 
north to New England; accidental in Labrador; breeds throughout 
its range. 
SUBGENUS ONICHOPRION. WaAGLER. 
STERNA FULIGINOSA. GmeEL. Sooty Tern. 
Semi-tropical species, common in the West Indies; in summer north to 
North Carolina; accidental in New England. 
STERNA ANZETHETUS. Scor. Bridled Tern. 
Tropical species, accidental on Florida coast; South Carolina, one record. 
Genus HYDROCHELIDON. Borer. 
HYDROCHELIDON NIGRA SURINAMENSIS. (GmMev.) Black Tern. 
North America; breeds from Middle States in the interior northward to 
the fur countries. 
HYDROCHELIDON LEUCOPTERA. (MEISN. AND SCHINZ.) White-winged 
Black Tern. 
European species, of accidental occurrence in the United States; Wis- 
consin, one record. 
