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specimen taken; 1 Salem, female shot in May (?) 1885 ; 2 this 

 specimen is probably the same as that labelled " Lynn " in the 

 collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Marshfield, 

 two were shot September 26, 1891, one of which was a young 

 of the year; 8 Nantucket, two females taken about September 20, 



35. Sterna forsteri Nutt.' FORSTER'S TERN. 



A rare autumn visitant along the coast. The records are : 

 Ipswich, one taken by Mr. C. J. Maynard, September, 1870 ; 5 

 Coast, two or three young known to have occurred " within a year," 

 /'. e., about 1872 ; 6 Chatham, "a number" seen by Dr. J. A. 

 Allen in August, 1885 ; 7 Monomoy Island, one in young plumage 

 taken October 2, 1888, by John C. Cahoon. 8 



36. Sterna hirundo Linn. COMMON TERN. 



An abundant local summer resident along the coast. Casual 

 inland.* 



(February 6) May i to October 24 (November 14). 

 Berkshire: Occasional. Bristol County: "A common summer resident 

 occurring up the rivers in fall." Cambridge : Casual in September. Co- 

 hasset : " Rather common in early autumn." Essex County : " Summer 

 visitant. Abundant " [formerly]. Ipswich: "Abundant in summer after 

 July." Nantucket: "Common." Springfield: "Very rare." One in- 

 stance. Templeton : "Rare straggler." Wellesley : "Casual on lakes 

 in summer." 



1 Stearns & Coues; New Eng. Bird Life, 1883, pt. II, p. 356. 



2 X. Y. Z. ; Forest & Stream, Vol. XXIV, May 28, 1885, p. 347. 

 2 Editor; O. & O., Vol. XVI, No. 10, Oct., 1891, p. 158. 



4 Mackay; Auk, Vol. XI, No. I, Jan., 1894, p. 85. 



5 Brewster; Amer. Nat., Vol. VI, No. 5, May, 1872, p. 306. 

 6 Purdie; ibid., Vol. VII, No. n, Nov., 1873, P- 6 93- 



7 Allen; Revised List Birds Mass., 1886, p. 227. 



8 Cahoon; O. & O., Vol. XIV, No. 2, Feb.. 1889, p. 28. 



* Mackay; The Terns of Muskeget, Auk, Vol. XII, No. r, Jan., 1895, pp. 

 32-48; part II, tbtd.,\o\. XIII, No. i, Jan., 1896, pp. 47~55; part III, 

 ibid., Vol. XIV, No. 4, Oct., 1897, pp. 383-390; part IV, ibid., Vol. XV, No. 2 ? 

 Apr., 1898, pp. 268-272. The Terns of Penekese Island, ibid., Vol. XIV, No. 

 3, July, 1897, pp. 278-284. The Terns of Muskeget and Penekese, ibid., Vol. 

 XVI, No. 3, July, 1899, pp. 259-266. Howe; The Terns of ---- the Wee- 

 pecket Islands, ibid:, Vol. XIV, No. 2, Apr., 1897, pp. 203-205. 



