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land bayous of the northern and northwestern parts of the 

 state. I met with it August 22, 1896, near Columbia, on the 

 Ouachita river. 



7. Larus franklinii Sw. & Rich. FranUirfs Gull. 



A regular but not abundant winter resident on the west- 

 ern Gulf coast, as far east as the mouth of the Mississippi. 



8. Larus Philadelphia Ord. Bonaparte's Gull. 



AJwinter resident; arriving in the southern part of the 

 state as early as September, leaving again in April. 



9. Gelochelidon nilotica Hasselq. Gull-billed Tern . 



A resident along the western const and breeding on the 

 islands, but rarely coming far inland. One specimen offered 

 for sale in the French Market, New Orleans, March 12, 1889. 



10. Sterna caspia Pallas. Caspian Tern. 



A common resident in many localities on the Gulf coast, 



11. Sterna maxima Bodd. Royal Tern. 



One of the commonest terns of the state; breeding in all 

 suitable localities on the coast; appearing inland towards the 

 end of summer, when it is exceedingly common on lakes 

 Pontchartrain, Maurepas, etc. 



12. Sterna sandwichensis acuf lavida Cabot. Cabot's Tern. 



A common but not an abundant resident in the same lo- 

 calities as the preceding species. 



13. Sterna forsteri Nutt. Forster's Tern. 



Very common in most parts of the southern section of the 

 state. It is, however, more or less a migrant; more numerous 

 during the early fall months than at any other period of the 

 year. One was taken as early as July 2, [1896J in Plaquemine 

 parish. 



14. Sterna antillarum Less. Least Tern. 



An abundant resident in Louisiana; breeding in all suit- 

 able places along the coast. 



15. Sterna fuliginosa Gmel. Sooty Tern. 



A common resident wherever the preceding species oc- 

 curs. 



16. Hydrochelidon niger surinamensis Gmel. Black Tern. 



A migrant only; very common, however, during migration. 



17. Anous stolidus Linn. Noddy. 



A handsome and not uncommon resident of the islands of 

 the coast. 



