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Heermann's Gull, White-headed Gull (Larus hcrnianni, Cass). 



Common along the southern coast of Vancouver Island during 

 July and August. 



Bonaparte's Gull (Larus Philadelphia, Ord). 



An abundant resident throughout the Province, and found in 

 great numbers about the inlets and rivers in March and April. It 

 breeds in the interior of the Province. 



XEMA. (Leach). 



*Sabine's Gull (A'ema sabinii, Sab). 

 Okanagan Lake. 



STERNA. ( Linnaeus. ) 



Common Tern (Sterna liirundo, Linn). 

 West coast of Vancouver Island, Cowichan Gap. 



Arctic Tern (Sterna pamdiswa, Brunn). 

 From Dease Lake, south to Okanagan Lake. 



HYDROCHELIDON ( Boie) . 



Black Tern. (Hydrochelidon nigra surinamcnsis, Gmel). 



Not common. Sumas, Okanagan Lake, Burrard inlet, Fraser 

 River and interior of Mainland. 



ORDER TUBINARES. TUBE-NOSED SWIMMERS. 



FAMILY DIOMEDEID^E. ALBATROSSES. 

 DIOMEDEA. (Linnaeus). 



Black-footed Albatross (Diomedca nigripes, Aud). 



West coast of Vancouver Island, Nanaimo, and on Queen Char- 

 lotte Islands. 



Short-tailed Albatross (Diomedea albatrus, Pall). 



Common near Cape Beale, Vancouver Island; but more abund- 

 ant on the West Coast. 



