LARIDJJ — THE GULLS AND TERNS — ANOUS. 



AnouB stoliduB. 



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THE NODDY TERN. 



Sterna stolida, Linn. S. N. cd. 10, 1. 1758, 137 ; ed. 12, I. 17S6, 227. — Nutt. Man. H. 1834, 28.5, 

 — AUD. Om. Hiog. III. 1835, .116; V. 1839, 642, iil. 275; Synop. 1831», 322; H. Am. Vli. 

 1844, 153, pi. 440. 



.liwussloli(lii.i,C,K\\, last Gen. B. III. 1841, 100. — Lawk, in Haird'a B. N. Am. 18.'i8, 86:>. — 

 BAiun, (Jut. N. Am. B. 1859, no. 696. — C'oues, Key, 1872, 323; Cheek List, 1873, no. 576 ; 2d 

 ed. 1882, no. 808 ; Birds N. W. 1874, 710. — Saundeus, P. Z. S. 1876, 669. — Kiuuw. Norn. 

 N. Am. B. 1881, no. 695. 



Sterm/uscata, Lisn. S. N. I. 1766, 228. 



Sterna pikatn, Sioi-oi.i, Del. Faun, ct Flor. Ins. I. 1786, 92, no. 73 (e.\ Sonn. Voy. 125, pL 85). 



Aiioic.i Htger, Stepiikns, (ien. Zool. XIII. 1826, 140, pi. 17. 



Anous SiMdicca, Stephens, in Shuw's Gen. Zool. Xlll. 1826, 143 (young). 



Sterna unicolor, Nokdm. in Krni. Verz. v. Thier. & Pll. 1835, 17. 



Awms RoussetiHii, Haiiti,. Beitr. Orn. Madngasc. 1860, 86. 



Ammnfraler, C'ofEs, I'i-. Tliil. Aea<l. 1862, 558 (Pacifie (X'enn). 



Anous stolidtis, vixr. /rater, Coues, B. N. W. 1874, 712 (in text). 



stolidics. 



II An. Intertropicnl refjinns in fjcncral. In Anierica, north to the Gulf and South Atlantic 

 Sillies, south to Brazil and CJIiili ; hoth coasts of Central America. 



Sp. Char. Adult: Prevailing color uniform sooty brown, becoming gradually grayer on the 

 neck and head, laterally and uudcniuath, but lightening on the nape and pileuni into pale a.shy, 



A. melanogenys. 



which grows gradually lighter anteriorly, the forehead being quite white ; lores dark sooty plum- 

 '>i'oiis, in abrupt and marked contrast with the white or pale ashy of the forehead. Remiges, 

 piiinary -coverts, and tail dusky brown, the primaries nearly black. Bill deep black ; iris brown ; 

 "f';et dull brownish red, the webs dusky, the claws black" (Audubon). Young? (No. 67323, 



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