680 STERNA iriBUNDO, COMMON TERN. 



very abundantly, to judge from the Kw.nt niinihcr of effffH Croi-i thiit 

 regiou 1 have seen, it may ynt In; Ibiiiid to m^Mt on oi' nciir tlin noitliern 

 tier of States. Of its gcrKMul habits there is little to be said, hh tliey 

 agree entirely with those of its well-known iillies. 



STERNA IJIIUJNIK), Aiict. 

 (/ommon Tern. 



Sternu Mrundo, CIjLinn., Fn. Siiec. I5H; SyHt Nat. i, 227 (S. maim; liiir.HH,, Oru. vi, 

 203, pi. I'J, f. 1; " roHlnim prdnmiiii; riil)ri."—iuiiy liiivo l)i',i;n nidcnii'd). (Not 

 of liiiiriiiii;!), FaliriciiiH, l''itl>(;r, or Rir'liiinlHoii.)— H(,M/i:i' I'., Mum. Oiii, 1779, 

 Of).— (i.M., Sy«t. Nut. i, 17HH, fHKi.— La'iii., liiil. Oni. ii, I7',(0, H()7. - liKiJIIHT., 

 NutciiK. iv. HOi!, (W;i.— Mi;v. & Wof.F, TuhhIi. ii, 1H10, 4.')!).— -Wilm., Airi, Orn. 

 vii, 1813, 70, |i]. CO, f. 1.— 'I'jomm., Miiri. iHl.'',, 4H1. I.kai;ii, CmI,. IrtlO, 41.— 

 Vlicif.L., N. D. xxxii, IrilO^ 17y.— 'I'k.m.m., Man. ii, Irt-.iD, 740.— Nii,hh., (Jiii. Hjicc. 

 ii, ^'■9J, !.",(;.— lioiK, IhIh, IH-.ia, .'',(;:).— Kri:i'fi., C Z. xii, l.'iO, III. ]H.— Virai,!,., I'li. 

 i<'niiii;. l«2rt, 401.— Hi-., Syo. 1H2K 3.'',4.— Fi,i;m., lir. An. \»2H, 143.— K.mip, 

 8k. Erit,. Kur. Tbiorw. IH'io, 2f;.— J5hi;mm, V. \). \K',\, '/H\.—Ia'mh., Tr. Orn. 

 1>^;!1, (121.— NU'IT., Man. ii, \K\A, a71.— .JlCN., Miui, In;).''., 2(1(;.— lii-., IjhI,, i^:w, 

 61.— Ai;o., Orn. liioK. iv, IKW, 74, pi. ;!0!l ; Hyii. W.V.i/MH; Ii. Am. vii, IH'14,!)7, 

 pi. 4:!;i.— KMYft. &. lii.AS., Willi, ICiir. 1^40, !i7.— Hoiiin/,, Vaiv. V'w. 1^,40, :i7:!. - 

 Nai;\i., V. IJ. X, 1H40, HI), pi. 252.— .VIa(J(;ii,., Miin. Orn. ii, IH42, 2:'.l.— .Sciri,., 

 Rev. Grit. OiH. Eiir. )H,44, 129.— 1)K Kay, N. V. I'n. ii, Vr'M, 2!W, pi. 12.'., (1«h. 

 275, 27G.— On:., U. L. 1. H44, ;il7.- I)i:i;i,., Orn. lOiir. ii, lH4',t, 342— (JjtAY, Oiiii. 

 of Ii. iii, ]^<'l;», 05;); I.iHt lir. 13. |H(;3, 240.— I ffoMl'H., Nat. HiHL liv.l. iii, 1H5I, 



2r!l.— Pi;iN., I'r. Km. Iimt. i, 1»^.5(;, '2il.— Ooi.kh, I'r. J'liila. A<;u(l. !H(;2, .547 



VKIili., I'r. Ehh. IiiHt. iii, IH(i2, lOI (MiiiiM!), — liLAH., .1. i. O. lUGfi, 7H,-(mwk., 

 Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii, IHW, 20!) fNcu York;.— Ai.i.HN, I'r. IOhh. Jimt.. iv, iw;4, ;)0 

 (New Kiif^himl). — Cooi.h, i7/iV;. v, IWW, 30H (tlie Hiimi-,).— Coi;km, I'r. I'.oHt. Hoe. 

 xii, IHiirt, I2(i fSi.iith Oiiroliri:i).— Ar,i,i:,\, Am. .\:il,. iii, IH70, !i4l.~-'riii:,',ii., 15, V\. 

 Va. ]H(;<.), ;',!).— Coii.s, I'r. I'liilii, Aeuil. IH71, 43 (Norlh (Jiirnlirm, iiii(,naldiy.)— 

 (Joui.s, Key, 11-72, ;!20. — Oii.IvS, (;lie,ek-linf,, No. 5(15,— A/.i.i:n, Hnll, M. (-'. Z, li, 

 1^71 (Mori'ila, winter).— .May.n., Oiiide, 1H70, 152.— Ulimw., Ann. Lye. N. Y. x, 

 1874, 3'JI (Illinoin). 



JTiidrooi-r/ipiH hiriiiido, Hon;, IhiH, l'<44, 170. 



Sterna vilotira, IIa.^.si.uj. (Fiili; lilau.) 



filcniaJlMoialil'iK.'SMM., Isi.s, 1H20, p. — . — lilci'.ii.vi, V. 1.). 1831,, 770,— Hi-,, fjoiiifiL Reiiil. 

 185(1, 772.— Okay, lliiiiil-liht, iii, 1^71, 118, No. 11021. 



SI cm a jio marina, BiiKii.M, V. M. iHll, 7^1, 



Sterna lil/mii, lii:hll,vi, (tlrai/ ) 



{'!) Sli-riia riiariiiu, ICv'i., (/iit. lir. Ii. 183(1, .5.5 ("liy Home UHMiiineil to mtUyruru). 



Sterna wilMiii, hi'., Lint, 1838, 01.- Lawi:., li. N. A. 1858, 8(11.— JJuy., J'r. lioHt. Hoe. vii, 

 18,50, 134 Cliali.-imas;. — Wiii.Ai., ')hio A^ne. Ke.p. 18(10, No. '273.— (Ji)i;|'.h, I'r. 

 riiilii. Aeiid. 18(11, 247 (Lalirmlorj.— (Joi;i„4 &, [■i-.i-.si., Hniitlis. Rep. |8!;|,418 

 (Wanbiiif^loii, D. (.'.j.— JJiiAi'.n.M., I'l'. liowt. Hoe. ix, l8(12, ]:'l (.Maine). — ])i:r,s.s., 

 IbiH, 18(1.5, 44 (Texan, In eeilb).— H.sow, li, Kan». 1873, 12 (KmiMiw, rarej. 



DlAC;. S. riiKiro rntira, in. aiAmm nii/rienvte, peiJiljUK ri/hrh, piliii riii/ro, patliii perlaeetj, 

 fjaHira'it ex (dti'idn pertfieen, puipiinii ej-Jeritiri reelrnrii eMcriiiriH i/r'fHfO-ptarntteo vet fnH';o. 



//«fc.— Europe. North Anieriea generally. .\ot on Mie I'aeilie Midi; (?;. lialiainiM. 

 No West Inilian or fjeolral Amerieaii reeord ( !j. lln-.edH varioiihly in ilh .S'orlli Aniiii- 

 eari raiit^*- ; winter.-i in tlie I.'iiited Ht.ate.s riort,li to 57- ; [laHseH Ix-yoiid '\'i-y.:m(Aiulnl)on). 

 (i'Et.7A.I,s'b record ot " icllmiii," p. 325, lirazil, really ref'er.H to nany.'uii. ; Jide Hi;i„ &, Halv., 

 1'. Z. .S. 1^71,5(15.) 



Adult, Hurnmer plvmarje — Bill as lonjf iiM tlie lie.ad, aliont e(|iialiriK the tarxnH and mid- 

 dle toe without the ela'.v, of modciiite, iolinril,m-H», itH lir:ij;lil, at the, liui,e hi-iii;^ eon- 

 tained a little inoii: than live tinieH in the, leni^th of iti eiilmen. (ionyn Jii«t ah loni^ im 

 the rami, measiiied Cioni the featlierx on the side of the maiidililo to tlie f!niiiie,iilia 

 symphyHih, which latter i.s lint Hli;;lifly marked. .\a>*al (groove loode.ialely loni^ and 

 deeji, a Solon's, bounded above and below by a utria, iiroei-eding from il, ai'iterioily U> 

 be lost at the tomia about tvvo-tliird» the way to (he tip. In eolor it i« bright eoral, or 

 light vermilion, on its b;jsal half, or rather more than half, (he remainder }i]iu;k, i;X- 

 ee|ii the extreme, tips of the mandibles, whieli are .\idlowmli. Thr, pilemii islrmtroiis 

 velvety-Mack, with aslight tinj^e of gloHsy-(,Meen. It extends to the, |r,,ver level of the 

 eyes, but leavi-H the lov.er lids ivbit«, and it i» ho broad on the Ions Ibut the white 

 line of feathers along the side of the mandible in veiy narrow, and Jiaidly reaebi^H to 



