86 THE BIRDS OF THE LUCKNOW CIVIL DIVISION. 
nest on several occasions, but have never been fortunate enough 
to obtain any eggs. 
980.—Larus brunneicephalus, Jerd. Native name— 
Dhomra.* 
The Brown-headed Gull is a cold weather visitor, but is never 
numerous. I have seen it frequently at Byramghat and on 
the long narrow jhils about Ajgaon, most abundantly in the 
very cold months. There is another and even larger Gull 
which I have frequently seen, about whose identity, however, I 
am not quite sure. 
983.—Sterna anglica, Wont. 
I am doubtful whether the Gull-billed Tern is a permanent 
resident or not. It is certainly common in September and 
throughout the cold weather; but I am inclined to think it is 
only a seasonal visitor and does not breed here. It frequents 
marshes, tanks, river, creeks, &c., often in great numbers, but 
generally in small parties. 
984.—Hydrochelidon hybrida, Pall. 
The Marsh Tern is very abundant on all jhils, marshes, rivers, 
&c. It is a permanent resident. 
985.—Sterna seena, Sykes. 
The Large River Tern is also a permanent resident, and is 
particularly abundant on the Gogra and Chowka at Byramghat, 
as also on the Goomti at Lucknow and the Ganges at Cawnpore. 
It also frequents, though not habitually, tanks and_jhils, 
generally in pairs or small parties, and breeding on river 
sand banks, though I have not of recent years come across 
any breeding colonies. 
988.—Sterna minuta, Zin. 
Captain Irby states that he saw this Tern “once or twice on 
the Gogra, always in the cold season ;” but I fancy that it is 
equally as possible, if not more probable, that the bird he saw 
was either sinensis, gouldi or saundersi, and until I get speci- 
mens to settle the point, it is difficult to say which of these 
forms actually does occur. Captain Irby’s identification, 
however, entitles minutéa to a place in this list—at any rate— 
for the present. 
* Applied, I think, to most Gulls. 
