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Sterna Frenata.— Ganible. 
Least Tern. 
Abundant along the Jersey coast. Breeds on 
the flat sands on the Seven Mile Beach, New 
Jersey. I found it very plenty on Clear Lake, 
Iowa. Breeds on the drift along the shore of 
the lake. 
fLydrochelidon Plumbea.— Wils. 
Short-tailed Tern. 
Found in Autumn on the Delaware River, in 
immature plumage. Very abuadant in lowa and 
Minnesota on the sloughs and lakes, breeding in 
large numbers. 
Anous Stolidus.——Leach. 
Noddy Tern. 
Found from the Florida Keys to the Tortugas, 
where it breeds. I have two specimens in my 
collection. 
Rhynchops Nigra —Linn. 
Black Skimmer. 
Found from Peck’s Beach, Cape May, to Vir- 
ginia. Breeds on all the beaches in Cape May 
county, New Jersey. Eggs four. Nest on the 
sand hills. 
Colymbus Torquates.—Bbrunn. 
Loon. 
Common from Florida to Maine, and west 
from the Atlantic to Minnesota. Breeds on the 
