A MANUAL OF THE BIEDS OF AUSTRALIA. 



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Genus Sterna 



Sterna striata 



dougallii . . XII. 



Genus Gygisterna 



Oygisterna sumatrana . . . . . . . . XIV. 



Genus Sternula . . 



Sternula albifrons . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 



nereis XIV. 91 



Genus Pelecanopus .... 



Pelecanopus bergii . . . . . . . . . . XIV. 



bengalensis 



Genus Gelochelidon 



Gelochelidon nilotica . . . . . . . . . . XII. 94 



Genus Hydroprogne 



Hydroprogne caspia . . . . . . . . . . XII. 90 



Genus Melanosterna . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 



Melanosterna anasthetus . . . . . . . . . . XX. 97 



Genus Onychoprion . . .... 



Onychoprion fuscatus . . . . . . . . . . XX. 99 



Genus Megalopterus . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 



Megalopterus minutus . . . . . . . . . . XIII. 100 



tenuirostris . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 



Genus Anous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 



Anous stolidus . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII. 102 



Genus Procelsterna . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 



Procelsterna cerulca . . . . . . . . . . XIII. 103 



Genus Leucanous . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 



Leucanous albus . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII. 105 



Family Laridse .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 106 



Genus Bruchigavia . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 



Bruchigavia novcehollandice .. .. .. .. XIV., XV. 106 



Genus Gabianus . . . . . . . . . . . 108 



Gabianus pacificm . . . . . . . . . . . . XIV. 108 



Family Stercorariidae .. .. .. . * .. .. 109 



Genus Catharacta . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 



Catharacta lonnbergi .. .. .. .. .. XII. 110 



Genus Coprotheres .. ... ... .. .. .. Ill 



Coprotheres pomarinus .. .. .... .. Ill 



Genus Stercorarius .. .. .. .. .... 112 



Stercorarius parasiticus .. .... ., .. 113 



Suborder Charadriiformes .. .. .. .. .. 114 



Super-family Burhinoidea .. .. .. .. .. 115 



Family Burhinidse .. .. .. .. .. 115 



Genus Burhinus .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 



Burhinus magnirostris .. .. .. .. .. XVI. 116 



Genus Orthorhamphus .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 



Orihorhamphus magnirostris XVI. 117 



Superfamily Scolopacoidea 118 



Family Rostratulidae 119 



Genus Rostratula 119 



Eostratula australis . . .. .. .. .. .. XVIII. 119 



Family Scolopacidae . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 



Genus Ditelmatias ...... 121 



Ditelmaticks hardwickii XVII. 



