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23. Herring Gull. (Larus argentatus.) 

 A chance visitor in South Greenland. 



24. Ross's Gull. (Rhodostethia rosea.) 

 An occasional visitor. 



[Mr. Howard Saunders states that only six specimens ol 

 this rarest of the Gulls are known to have been captured in 

 Greenland. M. C.] 



25. Sabine'S Gull. (Xema sabinii.) 



Somewhat rare. Benzon obtained nine skins from various 

 districts of Greenland, taken from latitude 64 to the most 

 northerly settlement. 



26. Common Tern. (Sterna hirundo.) 



A summer resident, breeding in both North and South 

 Greenland. 



27. Arctic Tern. (Sterna paradiscea.) 



[This Tern occurs in great abundance on both shores 

 of Greenland, and has been found breeding as far north 

 as 82 34'. Captain Fielden reports finding a pair of 

 young birds nearly ready for flight, early in August, in lat, 

 81 50'. M. C.] 



28. Fulmar. (Fulmarus glacialis) 



29. Lesser Fulmar. (Fulmarus glacialis minor.) 



Reinhardt mentions both forms of Fulmar among the 

 birds of Greenland. Probably it is F. glacialis that is 

 found chiefly off the south coast ; while -F. glacialis minor 

 breeds in vast numbers north of the 69th parallel. This 



