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51a. Larus argentatus smithsonianus Coues American her- 

 ring gull. 



Winter visitant ; abundant in the spring and fall ; common in 

 winter: Aug. 13-May 20. Migrates by day, usually in small com- 

 panies, high in air. Often taken on the smaller inland ponds and 

 streams. 



54. Larus delawarensis Ord Ring-billed gull. 



Transient visitant : occasional. Seneca Lake — Aub. p. 41. 

 "Occasional migrant" — Short, p. 5. Branchport, spring of 1894 — Auk 

 16, 284. Canandaigua, Oct. 20, 1898. 



58. Larus atricilla Linn. Laughing gull. 



Accidental \ isitant. Buffalo, — Berg. p. 3. 

 60. Larus Philadelphia (Ord) Bonaparte's gull. 



Transient \ isitant ; fairly common. April 10 — June 10, Sept. i 

 — Nov, 20. Found on lakes, ponds and ri\ers. Sometimes seen 

 coursing over plowed fields. 



64. Sterna caspia Pallas Caspian tern. 



Transient visitant ; rather rare. Kendall, Sept., 1890 — Auk 16. 

 193. Buffalo, late fall, 1893 — Auk 12, 313. Canandaigua, April 28, 

 1895, 3 specimens. Buffalo, Sept. 20, 1899 — Edward Reinecke. 



70. Sterna hirundo Linn. Common tern. 



Transient visitant ; fairly common. May — June: Aug. — Oct. 10. 

 Occasional in summer. Breeds near Buffalo — Ottomar Reinecke. 



71. Sterna paradisaea Briinn. Arctic tern. 

 Accidental visitant. Buffalo — Berg. p. 3. 



72. Sterna dougalli Montag. Roseate tern. 



Summer visitant ; accidental. Youngstown, Niagara River, May 

 31, 1886 — J. L. Davison. Penn Yan, — Aub. p. 41. 



74. Sterna antillarum (Less. ) Least tern. 



Transient visitant: occasional. Branchport, Sept. 6-1 1, 1896, 

 Auk 16, 284 ; also Aug. 27 — Sept. 8, 1899 — Clarence F. Stone, New 

 Hartford, Oneida Co, — R. & B., p. 104. Cayuga Lake — Aub. p. 41. 

 Buffalo, — Berg. p. 4. 



75. Sterna fuliginosa Gmel. Sooty tern. 



Accidental visitant. Owasco Lake, Sept. 20, 1875 — Aub. p. 41. 



