94 FIRST LIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE SOUTH KONEAM. 



978 ter.— Larus affinis, Reinh. 



Kntnngiri. 



Malvan. 1 



Specimens were got by Dr. Armstrong, and I have also got 

 it at Malvan and Ratnagiri. It does not appear to be common. 



979.— Larus icthyaetus, Pall. 



Guhagar. J 



I have only seen this Gull as yet on one occasion. A . single 

 specimen was obtained out of a party of five or six. 



26th March 1879, Male. — Length, 26 ; wing, 19; expanse, 

 62 ; tail, 7 ; tarsus, 3 ; bill at front, 2£, at gape, 3^. Irides 

 brown ; bill yellow orange at gape, red at tip, with a dusky 

 spot ; legs and feet yellow. 



980.— Larus brunneicephalus, Jerd. 



Bankot. 



Harriai. 



Guhagar. 



Rutnagiii. 



Malvan. 



28th March 1879, Male.— Length, 15£ ; wing, 13 ; tail, 5 ; 

 tarsus, 2 ; bill, 1^. Irides light brown ; bill red ; tip dusky ; 

 legs and feet dull red. 



Abundant all down the Coast and at the estuaries of all the 

 creeks. 



981."— Larus ridibundus, Lin. 



Ratnagiri. | | 



I have not myself procured any specimens of the Laughing 

 Gull, but have seen it at several places on the Coast amongst 

 the native shipping. Dr. Armstrong has specimens from 

 Katnagiri. 



983.— Sterna anglica, Mont. 



| Mahapral. | 



Seen occasionally hawking up the larger rivers, but not 

 plentiful. 



987 bis.— Sterna albigena, Licht. 



Guhagar. 

 Katnagiri. 

 Malvan. 



Three Males, 25t A March 1879, Guhagar. — Length, 12^ to 

 14 ; wing, 9 to 10 ; tail, 5 to 6£ ; tarsus, f ; bill, If. 



Three Females, 2bth March 1879, Guhagar. — Length, 11 to 

 14 J ; wing, 8| to 9f ; tail, 4 to 6 ; tarsus, f to f ; bill, 1£ to 1£. 



