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Larus atricilla Linnaeus—LAuUGHING GULL. 
A rare summer visitant, straggling up the Mississippi valley from 
the Gulf coast, where it breeds. Recorded by F. W. Powell, from 
Alda, in July, 1880, and by L. Skow, from Omaha. 
Larus franklinii Swainson and Richardson—FRANKLIN GULL. 
An abundant migrant, passing in large numbers from the middle 
of April to the end of May, and again in October. May be found 
in the state during the entire summer, but not known to breed. 
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Larus philadelphia (Ord)—BoNnapartTEe GULL. 
An uncommon migrant, breeding north of the United States. The 
only records for this gull are from Salt lake, west of Lincoln, where it 
has been taken a number of times—on Oct. 28, 1895; Nov. 3, 1896; 
May 6, 1899; Sept. 29, 1900. 
Xema sabinii (Sabine)—SaBINE GULL. 
Rare winter visitant. An immature specimen of this northern gull 
was captured from a flock circling about an electric light at Beatrice, 
Sept. 2, 1899, by Swenk, and a little later, on the 30th of the same 
month, another specimen, also immature, was shot at Salt lake, near 
Lincoln, by M. A. Carriker, Jr. The latter specimen is now in the 
University collection. This gull has generally been considered quite 
rare, but it has been taken a number of times in Colorado and once in 
Kkansas, and may prove commoner than is generally believed. 
Sterna caspia Pallas—Caspian TERN. 
Our only record is of a specimen shot at Salt lake, near Lincoln, 
May 5, 1893, by F. L. Riser, and now in the Wesleyan University 
collection. Though its breeding range would include our state, it is 
probably only a migrant here. The Royal Tern, 65. Sterna maxima 
Boddaert, though a southern breeder, wanders in summer up the Missis- 
sippi valley even to the Great Lakes, so is likely to occur in our state 
as a straggler. 
*Sterna forsteri Nuttall—Forsrer Trrn. 
A very common migrant over the state, and breeds abundantly 
throughout the lake region of Cherry county, but not recorded breed- 
ing elsewhere in Nebraska. Arrives about the middle of April and 
departs early in October. 
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus—ComMon TERN. 
Arare migrant. Has been taken at Omaha, West Point, and Lincoln, 
at the latter locality several times. It has been taken in Kansas and 
Wyoming also. Aughey does not record this species, but he does the 
Arctic Tern, 71. Sterna paradisea Bruennich, of which he states that 
a few were seen in Dixon county in May, 1866. But as the specimens 
are not stated to have been shot and as paradise@a is so similar to 
hirundo, which he does not mention, the chances for a misidentifica- 
tion are too great to warrant the continued inclusion of paradisea 
