608 STEENA FT)7JGIN0SA, SOOTY TEKN, 



scarcely two-tciitliB of an incli Ion};. J.'cctiirn cxtrcmelj' Bljort. (iloiic.'i If.rgo (iiid 

 globular. Kidirr^ys only divided into llinc. or four IoIich. 



'J lii.H Miilit;(;iniH in iii.-irij lewpectH in alli<;(l tcj Aikiiih, iipiniri-ntly coniiccUcK (lui two Hce- 

 tioiiH Htcniiii: iiiid AiioiUr., tlioiiuli unqurHtionably licloiif^iiiK to tli<: lijniiii'. lU fHHential 

 fcaluriM lie, in llic, »haiii; of tlio bill, poHilion of tlio icont,rilM, &,c. In jiul-l.i rii of color- 

 ation lliirc, is a couBiderable deviation lioni lli(t ordinary tyim. Then; -iie few notiee- 

 able anatomical pointH, tlie ejjief brirjj; tbe, HiciidcriieHH of the trachea, wculifieB of the 

 lower l.'iiynx, iinil uyiiowiMkH of tlie iniivirif rioiilar zorji'. 



Tbiee iiaini h iirojiosed for I hi: genoH are Ijy Ihe name anthor and hear the. Harnr; date. 

 ]n this in.Mlance. it heeins (o be a inattcT of cljoice which to adojrf;; and, iilMion(;h lliill- 

 'jiluiia w ijihlilnled several jiafieH aftei- (Jinichdjirion and J'lmitil.in, 1 piefer to adopt it, s\M 

 Uh type is tlie uell-kijown ii.fi(lii/inom, and as it is the most I'uplionious, 



Until H-eentiy lint a nin^^le hjieeiis oi' the Meetion was l^nown to inhabit North Amer- 

 ica. Mr. a. Is. J^awrenee introdneed the (Central American mionlliirla (" iliHc.ohir") into 

 our fauna, by virlne, of KpeeimeiiH in hisealiinet from Mr. Audubon's eollee.tion, labeled 

 as having been taken in 1 loiida. It ajipeara to bo a common bird of the Central 

 American coa.st and iHlands. 



The followinfr analytical tahlewill serve to diHtin^iiiKli the two North American 

 species of the section—//. Ivnulii, Peale, not an inhabitant of NoiHi America, being in- 

 troduced for furtlier comparison : 



Common cliarucltrK. — Bill and feet black. Under parts and a frontal lunula, white. 

 I. Back like eiown. 



1. Above, deep brownish-black fnliiiivom. 



II. Back not like crown ; oinvn black. 



2. Back deep smoky-gray imifntlicla. 



'■J, Back light jiearl-gray Iwnaia. 



STEENA (DALIPLANA) FULIOINOSA, dm. 

 Sooty Tern. 



Sterna fuUfihiijua, O.M., Kyht. A'at. i, 17H8, CO.',.- La'ih., Ind. Oiti. ii, 804 ("lirij-., viii.JMS; 

 Sooli/ Tcni, AiiA.. Zool. ii, No, 447 ; Oen. Kyn. vi, li.'2, Ac.j. — Wiix., Am. ')rn. 

 viii, I'^l'l, 14.",, pi. 72, f. — .- Jif., ,Syn. 1828, .Ti.'.— Ni.Ti,, Man, ii, l'";i4, 284.— 

 kv.u., Orn. liioe. iii, 18:;.''), 20!!; v, IHM, Ml ; pi. 2:;.',; 8yn. I8:!'J, lil?; Ii, Am. 

 vii, 1844, !iO, 111. 4;;2.— C,\J;., .1. f. 0. v, '£',:; Cfjubaj.— L>\vvi!., B. N. A. l'^r,8. rr,].— 

 CAh^., Oni. i;. .S. Ex, K.v.p, l^.-)8, :W;.— lUim,., Ibi.^ 18.'!*, IJf.O (?Ked Sea).— B)!Y., 

 Pr. Bost. Soc. vii, l8.'/J, I;M (Bahamas).— Ajxk.v, J 'r. Ksh, Jn,Ht, iv, 1804,!)0 (.Man- 

 sachnsetts, breeding). — lJi:i:,'-,s,, Ibis, I'^OO, 44 (Texifs).— 'J ayi,i,i:, Jbis, )^(;4, 172 

 est. Thomas).— .Si;,n;,,, Ofv. Vet. Ak. I-orh. J8ttt, r,H'.) r.St, Dartholoniew).— 

 ilM-.nsi,, Br. B. 1^72, 10!> (Tutbuj y, lOngland, M'isi;j,Ky, N. fl. '1 nth. 110; 

 iJAjni.sf;, y/ii: Viihl, .June HI], 1800 ; Zool. ]80'J, ji. 18<;7). 



Sterna (Oii;irliiijjrioii)futi!jiiioKii, Okay, Elst Br. B. I'^.o;;, 242 Ci mbury, Kn;;]and ; (jucjtes 

 l;i:<i«,v, Zool, 1^.',:;, ;i7:'..', ; Yaki'.., lir. B. :id ed. .',42;. 



Sterna (^lluliplamn) /ulir/iiioHa, Bla.i., List B, iUiT. 22 *j notes Magdeburg, ^■,^ i;,\i., v, 412). 



Sterna (//otijilunajJuUg'inota, Coi.h,--,, Key, 1872, :i22. 



OnyKlioprion fiiliiiiiii,i',a,'\\M,L., i-.'n, 'ir':.;2, 277.— 0')r;ij,, Introd. B. Anst. 1>'4'^, IK!; Ii. 

 Anst. pi. ;;2.— H';j.., V. Z. 8, 18.-,o, 144 (Ascension Island;.— 8oL. & Halv., P. 

 Z. .S, 1871, .',72 ^Middle Anniriea;. 



IloXqilii na fidigiriona, \\.\(,i,., I-i.s, ]8;!2, 1224, — Bp., Comjit. Rend. IK'/;, 772.— (Jor;i;%Pr. 

 i'iiiia, Acad. 18f;2, .'.'/; (cjitical).—€of;K,s, Ihis, 18fi4, lite f ll<,riilnra,i;,- Haj.v., 

 il,i,s, I'^W, 200 (tbe same;.— OcvjjL., Kep. I'. ,N. i, ]8(;r,, :','X; CCiiba),— Cocks, i'r. 

 £i«.JiMt.v, H€8, :;0!)(?.MasHacliuri<;ttH, breeding;.— CofKH, I'r.Phila. Aciid.1'^71, 

 40 (North C.-ifolina;.— Lawj:., Ann. Lyo. N. Y. viii, b^t fSiicajagna;.— Ai,r,r„s, 

 Am. Nat. iii, l';70, 044 Cocenrrence in Mas'iaehn setts disnied by Or. Brewer;. 



Jfi/drocliclir/oii fiili;iirio>:iini., B/-., Bi.st, 18:i8, 01, — Go-i.sK, IJ. Jam. ]''/l7, 4;!:;. 



hli^rrio. nerrata, \<>\:fi'r., UiiacT. An. ed. Lieht. 1844, i:70. 



(jniicliDprioii herrula, Wa';/,., Isis, ]''.',',i, ■ill. 



Jlalqildna Hiridlu, liv., Compt. Kend, li^.'^O, 772. 



hlenia ipjUato, Vouhl., JJe.Hcr, An. ed. Licbt. 1844, 211. (-/,;,•,; 



Jinoiu I'l't-rminirii, lA.yiH , lJ<:M;r. MamroJf. et Ois. 1S47, 2.",.'< f Antilles). (./«r,; 



Sterna infUmiijilira. Svv. < JifJe Bt.A.s.). 



Stl^nui ijiiiilij}!, iii.lCH. ( Jiili: Ov.,\y'). 



Sterna ludnotu, I'uii,. &. L,\,\j,i!., Wieg. Arch, 1806, 12/; (fide ,S<;;,. & Sai.v,). 



Sterna fuUifuiOHii var. erhnnlii;, Hu., apnd Lawb., Pr, Bost, .Soc. 1871 CSoeoiio). 



IjiaO. S. hicolf/T, r.orpitii: f.ujira, TitKlro, jic.d'dmH mmijihii^iiii.e ■iuijt'i.';, infra imtn ri/:l.rU^, latc- 

 rati niii in iijiii/-, alhin ; tit Id front ali al.tid, freno prr Vrra ibiiMi niifro. .fur. arrriwe Into 

 hrnnneo-vigr'i. milifni'. fjilntiori-, dorno travuxernm rnfu-n nduluto, iilidnmint, i^ixudtjiii: ijriino- 

 alt/in, li-':lri(:il/tiH alarum alho-U-rminalin. 



Zfaft.— Warmer parts of the world. South Sea I.sland.<). Australia. Ee<l ,Sea(?;. 



