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Scott oh the li/rds of ydiiKiicn. lOttiilnr 



y. Sterna antillarum (/,«>>-.). Least Tern. — Recorded by Mr. Hill in 

 King.ston Harbor. (Gosse, Birds of Jamaica, p. 437.) Mr. Tavlor lias 

 not met with this species, nor have I personally obsei veti it. 



10. Sterna dougalli Mont. Roseate Tern. — There are records of this 

 species from the coast of Cuba, Porto Rico, and a numbei- of the smaller 

 islands. Small Terns seen off Port Royal, which I was unable to f)htain, 

 I thought to be this form. Mr. Taylor sa>'s : "I believe this s|iecics to 

 have been shot during one of my visits to Rackum Cay in June last." 



i[. Sterna hirundo /./;/«. Common Tern. — Mr. Taylor says : '-I have 

 the skin of a Tern, shot at Rackum Cay, that I can ascribe to no other 

 species than Sterna /lirundo L,\nn. This bird occurred frequently among 

 a small flock of other Terns that daily resorted to the spit of sand 

 forming the cay. Several were shot. Skin, $, 11 July, 1891." 



12. Sterna sandvicensis acuflavida {Cabot). Cabot's Tern. — Mr.Tay- 

 loi's record below seems to be the first absolute information of the occur- 

 rence of this species from Jamaica. Mr. Cory gives its distribution in the 

 West Indies as "Bahamas and Antilles" (Cory, Birds of the West Indies, 



P- ^77)- 



Mr. Taylor says: ^^SIcdki satidviccnsis acujtuvida is perhaps the most 

 abundant species among the cays and in the harbor of Kingston, where 

 great numbers may be seen at most times perched on the stakes marking 

 the ship's channel." 



13. Sterna maxima Bodd. Royal Tern.— Mr. Taylor savs : "This 

 species is common at Port Royal Cays and in Kingston Harbor. Saitl to 

 breed at the Morant Cays." 



lie adds: ''Among the Teiiis shot at Port Royal I feel tempted to 

 include Sterna clegans. but having no specimens now in my possession, 

 its notice here is open to question." This is more probably Sterna tsclie- 

 grazHi Lepech. 



14. Larus atricilla Linn. Lahghing Gull. — Observed near Port Royal. 

 "P'requents the Kays" (Gosse, Birds of Jamaica, p. 437). 



Ml-. Taylor says this species was shot at Rackum Cay and is not uncom- 

 mon and breeds at the Morant Cays. 



IS- Phaethonaethereus Z/;/«. Red-billed Tropic Bird. — I did not meet 

 witii this species though it was described to me by fishermen on the north 

 side of the island, so as to be readily recognizable. They said it was i,een 

 generally late in the summer or early in the autumn after severe storms. 

 Goshe speaks of it as a "constant frequenter of the Pedro Kays" (Birds of 

 Jamaica, p. 431). 



i6. Phaethon flavirostris Brandt. Yellow-billed Tropic Bird. 

 Booby. — Common resident on the north shore of Jamaica. Breeds in 

 February. For detaileti account of the occurrence and habits of this spe- 

 cies see Auk, Vol. VIII, No. 3, pp. 249-256. 



17. Sula piscator (/./y/;/.). Red-footed Booby. — Recorded by Gosse. 

 (Birds of Jamaica, p. 41S.) Mr. Tavlor says: 'T have not seen Snla 

 /i/,scaA^/- (I.inn.) alive. X mounted specimen in the collection of birds 

 at the Museum of the Jamaica Institute is labelled Pedro Cay (no date), 

 Coll. J.J. Bowen." 



