Mr. Selby's Catalogue of Birds. SJ87 



197. STERNA ARCTICA. ARCTIC TERN. 

 Sterna arctica, Temm. Man. d'Ornith., Selbt/, in Zool. Journ. 

 Very numerous during summer upon the Fern Islands. 



198. STERNA HIRUNDO. COMMON TERN. 



Sterna hirundo, Linn., Lath., Flemm., S;c. 

 L'Hirondelle de mer pierre Garin, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Greater Tern, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Steph., Sharo's 

 Zool., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



A rare species upon our coast. 



199. STERNA MINUTA. LESSER TERN. 



Sterna minuta, Linn., Lath., Flemm., Selby, Steph. 

 La Petite Hirondelle de mer, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 

 Hooded Tern, Lath. Syn. 



Lesser Tern, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Steph., Shaw's Zool. Bewick's Br. 

 Birds, Selby's Illus. Br. Orn., S^c. 



They breed upon the coast near to Ross, upon the sandy isthmus called the Old 



Law, nearly opposite to Holy Island. The Messrs, Hancock's saw this bird, at the 



above place, in considerable numbers, this summer, and procured a plentiful supply of the 



eggs. 



200. STERNA NIGRA. BLACK TERN. 



Sterna nigra, Linn. Syst., Lath. Ind. Orn., S^c. 

 Sterna fissipes et obscura, Gmel. Syst., Lath. Ind. Orn. 

 Hirondelle-de-mer gpouvantail, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Black Tern, Br. Zool., Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Sjc. 

 A rare species in the north. A specimen in the collection of Messrs. Hancock, New - 

 castle, was shot at Prestwick Car. 



Genus LARUS. GULL. 



201. LARUS RIDIBUNDUS. BLACK-HEADED GULL. 



Larus ridibundus, Linn., Lath., Flemm. 

 Mouette rieuse ou a capuehon brun, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Black-headed Gull, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Bewick's Br. Birds, Flemm. Br. Anim., Selby's 

 Illus. Br. Orn. 



202. LARUS CANUS. COMMON GULL. 

 Larus canus, Linn., Lath., Flemm., Selby, &;c. 

 Mouette a pieds bleus, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Common Gull, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., 3Iont. Ornith. Diet., Flemm. Br. Anim. Bewick's Br. 

 Birds., 8fc. 



203. LARUS FUSCUS. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. 

 Larus fuscus, Gmel., Lath., Steph., Selby, SjC. 

 Larus argentatus, Mont. Sup. Ornith. Diet. 

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