192 



LABID^. 



22. 



2. 

 4. 



2. 



28. 



2. 



8. 



16. 



17. 

 11. 



8. 



Tortola Island, W. Indies (-E. C Salvin-Godman Ooll 



Taylor). 

 Ascension Island. 

 Ascension Island (Dr. Gill). 

 Ascension Island, SOth April {Dr. 



Purehas). 

 Ascension Island (Lt. M. Squire, 



H.M.S.' Flora'). 

 Ascension Island. 

 Ascension Island (Capi. Sperling, 



R.N.). 

 Ascension Island (Rev. H. Hawkins : Seeliohm Coll 



Hargitt Coll.). 

 Ascension Island. 

 Cherbaniani Beef, Laccadive Islands, 



12tli Feb. (A. O. Hume). 

 Round Island, Mauritius. 

 Australia. 

 Eaine Island, Barrier Reef, 



Australia. 

 Lord Howe Island (E. Saunders). 

 Howland Island, Gilbert Group, 



Pacific Ocean. 

 Phoenix Island, Pacific Ocean, 29th 



June. 

 Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean, 



Oct. (J. R. H. MacFarlane, R.N.). 



Surgeon Comry, R.N. [P.]. 

 Saunders Coll. 

 Saunders Ooll. 



Saunders Coll. 



Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



F. A. Barratt, Esq. [P.]. 

 Hume Coll. 



E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 



Gould Coll. 



Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 



Seebohiii Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



J. J. Lister, Esq. [P.]. 



Saunders Coll. 



Sterna nereis (Gould). 

 (Plate XIV. fig. 1.) 



Sternula nereis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 402 (1865) ; Campbell, 



Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 67 (1883) ; North, Nests 8f Eggs 



Austr. Birds, pp. 358, 404 (1889). 

 Sterna nereis, Buller, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 75 (1888) ; Saunders, 



Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 112 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 136 



(1899). 



The eggs of the Fairy Tern are of a broad oval form, rather 

 pointed at the small end. The ground varies from cream-colour to 

 light buff, and this is marked all over with spots and small blotches 

 of yellowish brown in some specimens, blackish brown in others. 

 These markings are well-defined. The underlying clouds and spots 

 are of a pale purple colour. Seven examples measure from 1"25 to 

 1-42 in length, and from 1 to 1-03 in breadth. 



New Caledonia. 

 West Australia. 



Saunders Coll. 

 Gould Coll. 



Sterna sinensis (Qm.). 



Sterna sinensis, Legge, Birds Ceyl. p. 1019 (1880) ; Parker, Stray 



Feathers, ix. p, 490 (1881) ; Oates ed. Hume, Nests i^ Eggs Ind. B. 



iii. p. 312, part. (1890) ; Saunders, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 113 



(1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 136 (1899). 

 Sternula sinensis. North, Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 405 (1889) ; 



Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 298 (189U). 



