412 LJlRIDM. 



A. galapagensis, Sharpe, from the Galapagos Islands, and a third {A. pileatus) has 

 been described as A. ridgwayi from the Pacific side of Central America. 



1. Anous stolidus. 



The Noddy, Catesby, Xat. Hist. Carolina, i. p. 88, t. 88 (1731) '. 



Sterna stolida, Linn. Amoen. Acad. iv. p. 240 (1759)'; Licht. Preis-Yerz. Mex. Vog. p. 3 (1830)'; 



Cab. J. f. Om. 1863, p. 59 \ 

 Anous stolidus, Salv. Ibis, 1864, pp. 383 \ 385 ° ; Cones, t. e. p. 392 ' ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, 



p. 838 ' ; 1871, p. 566 ' ; Baird, Brewer, & Ridgway, Water-Birds X. Amer. ii. p. 325, pt. '" ; 



A. O. U. Check-1. X. Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. p. 27"; Saunders, Cat. Birds Brit. Mns. xxv. 



p. 136"; Gates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mns. i. p. 197". 

 Anous super ciliosus, Sharpe, Phil. Trans. 168 (extra vol.), p. 468 ^*. 



Fnmoso-bnmnens, yxs. schistaceo adumbratus, remigibus cum tectricibus primarioruni et rectricibns nigris, 

 secnndarils intimis dorso concoloribus ; pileo paUide margaritaceo-cinereo, postice et ad nucham gradnatim 

 sed evidenter cinereo, fronte albidiore ; loris efc palpebris nigeirimis ; facie reliqna lateral! famoso- 

 bnumea, antice vix schistaceo lavata; snbalaribus paUidioribas magis cinerascenti-bmnneis : rostro 

 nigricante ; pedibus rubescenti-bmnneis, palmis interdigitalibus ochracescentibtis. Long, tota circa 14-5, 

 alae lO'S, cauds 5-5, culm. 1-7, tarsi 0-9. 



$ ad. hand a man distiDgnendos. Long, tota circa 14-5, alae 10-4. (Descr. maris et feminas ex Glover's Eeef. 

 ilus. nostr.) 



Juv. adultis sumlis, sed bnmnescentior, minime schistaceo adumbratns. 



Pull. FnUginoso-brnnnetis, abdomine albicantiore, pUeo antico canescente. (Descr. av. pulL ex Cay Dolores 

 ChanneL Mns. nostr.) 



Hah. XoETH Ameeica, Gulf and South Atlantic States ^^. — Mexico (Deppe & Schiede ^ *), 

 coast of Mexico i* ; British Hoxdueas, South-west-of-all Cay -^ ^^, Curlew Cay ^, 

 Glover's Reef 1213^ Cay Dolores Channel 12, Southern Water Cayi3 {0. S.) ; 

 'Ko^^vs.&s, {Whitely ^). — West Indies ^2, — Tbopicai. a>t) juxta-Teopical seas op 

 THE Old Woeld 12. 



The Xoddy occurs in considerable numbers on the islands oflf the coast of British 

 Honduras, and Salvin found it breeding on many of them, especially on " South-west- 

 of-aU " Cay and " Curlew " Cay. The nest was made of sticks, being a large loose 

 structure heaped together at the top of a cocoanut-tree or on the outer branches of 

 a mangrove. The species has also been found off the coasts of the mainland of Mexico 

 and Honduras, and occurs on many of the West Indian Islands. 



A. stolidus is a very common species wherever it occurs, and it is said by Mr, Howard 

 Saunders to breed throughout its extensive range and sometimes in great numbers. 

 The nest is often placed on the ground or on a small bush, but occasionally the egg is 

 deposited in the hollow of a rock. 



The egg is oval in form, of a white or pinkish stone-colour, marked with various 

 shades of reddish-brown, which are occasionally almost obsolete ; while, on the other 

 hand, some examples are boldly blotched, especially towards the larger end ^^. 



