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LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 
LARUS MARINUS. Linn. Great Black-backed Gull. 
North Atlantic Ocean; south in winter to Middle States; accidental in 
Florida. 
LARUS UFFINUS. Renu. Siberian Gull. 
Old world species; recorded from Greenland. 
LARUS ARGENTATUS. Brinn. Herring Gull. 
European species ; accidental on Atlantic coast of North America. 
Larus argentatus smithsonianus. Cours. American Herring Gull. North 
America; generally south to Cuba in winter; the common species of 
our bays and coast; breeds from Maine northward. 
LARUS DELAWARENSIS. Orb. Ring-=billed Gull. 
General, North America; south to Gulf of Mexico in winter. 
LARUS CANUS. Linn... Mew Gull. 
European species recorded from Labrador (one record). 
LARUS ATRICILLA. Liyn. Laughing Gull. 
Atlantic coast of United States; north in summer to Maine and Nova 
Scotia; in winter, southern United States, West Indies, and northern 
South America. 
LARUS FRANKLINII. Sw. anp Ricu. Franklin's Gull. 
Not common east of the Mississippi River; not found on the Atlantic 
coast. 
LARUS PHILADELPHIA. (OrRpb.) Bonaparte’s Gull. 
North America; generally breeds north of United States. 
LARUS MINUTUS. Pati. Little Gull. 
European species ; only once taken on our coast. 
Genus RHODOSTETHIA. Macarr. 
RHODOSTETHIA ROSEA. (MacaiL.) Ross’s Gull. 
Arctic species ; recorded from Alaska and Greenland. 
Genus XEMA. Leacu. 
XEMA SABINII. (Sap.) Sabine’s Gull. 
Arctic regions ; south in winter to Long Island ; rare. 
Subfamily STERNINAE. Terns. 
Genus GELOCHELIDON.  Brenm. 
GELOCHELIDON NILOTICA. (HAsseELqQ.) Gull-billed Tern. 
Throughout North America; summer, north to southern New England, 
winter, south to Brazil. 
Genus STERNA. Linn. 
SUBGENUS THALASSEUS.  BOorr. 
STERNA CASPIA. Patuas. Caspian Tern. 
Whole of North America; cosmopolitan species ; breeds on middle Atlantic 
coast; also Pacific coast and interior. 
