LARID.E. 177 



The ALLIED TERN. STERNA affinis, Riipp. Atlas, t. 14. 

 S. media, Horsf. S. Arabica, Ehrenb. 



a. Red Sea. From the Frankfort Museum. 



The SOOTY TERN. STERNA fuliginosa. Sterna fuliginosa, 

 Gmel. S. N. i. 605. Onychoprion serratus, WagL 

 S. serrata, Forst. Dr. t. 110. S. guttata, Forst. S. 

 Oahuensis, Bloxam. 



a. North America. 



6. c. North America. Presented by H.R.H. the Duke 



of Sussex, K.G. 

 d. e. Australia. Presented by Sir Thomas Mitchell. 



f. Australia. Presented by J. Gould, Esq. 



g. Indian Archipelago. Presented by the Hon. East 

 India Company. 



h. 



i. j. Young. South Island, Houtman's Abrolhos. From 



Mr. Gould's Collection. 

 k. 1. Very young. South Island, Houtman's Abrolhos. 



From Mr. Gould's Collection. 



m. ? 



n. Oahu. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Belcher, K.B., 



R,N. 



The STERNA ? 



a. Male. South Island, Houtman's Abrolhos. From 



Mr. Gould's Collection. 

 6. ? Red Sea. Presented by J. Middleton, Esq. 



The COMMON TERN. STERNA hirundo, Linn. S. N. i. 

 227. PI. enl. 987. S. fluviatilis, Naum. 



a. Sussex. From Col. Montagu's Collection. 



b. Adult. -Presented by W. Yarrell, Esq. 



c. Adult. Sussex. Presented by W. Yarrell, Esq. 



d. Adult. Scilly Islands. Presented by D. W. Mitchell, 

 Esq. 



e. Young. Great Britain. 



f. Young. Sussex. 



g. h. Spitzbergen. Presented by the Admiralty. 



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