| BIRDS. OF SAMOA 22 
MANUSINA. GOGOULI. 
FUA‘O. 
Terns and Noddies. 
The Gogouli, Dark Tern (Sterna 
longipernis). The crown of the head 
is black and the body greyish black 
with the tail feathers pointed. 
The Manusinas, White Tern (Gygis 
alba) is in structural formation and 
size similar but white. 
The Fua‘s, Common Noddy (Anous 
stolidus). This bird belongs to a 
sub-family of the terns, and is char- 
acterised by the short middle toe, the 
strong decurved beak, and by the 
fourth pais ot the: tail feathers, 
counting from the right hand side, 
exceeding all others in length. 
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