BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 493 
Acrerspore, Auk, ii, 1885, 289 (s. e. South Dakota)—AmERICAN Or- 
NITHOLOGISTS’ Union, Check List, 1886, and 2d ed., 1895, no. 69; 3d ed., 
1910, p. 44.—Srron, Auk, iii, 1886, 147 (Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnipeg, 
Lake Winnipegosis, Shoal Lake, Waterhen River, and Selkirk, Manitoba, 
breeding).—TownseEnp, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., x, 1888, 192 (n. California, 
breeding).—Bxrcxuam, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., x, 1888, 644 (Corpus Christi, 
Texas).—Pinpar, Auk, vi, 1889, 31 (Fulton County, Kentucky, breeding).— 
Suicx, Auk, vii, 1890, 327 (Seven Mile Beach, New Jersey, breeding).— 
Tuompson, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., xiii, 1890, 469 (Lake Winnipeg, etc., 
Manitoba, breeding).—Ruoaps, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1892, 101 (Corpus 
Christi, Texas).—Sanvin and Gopman, Biol. Centr.-Am., Aves, iii, 1903, 
402 (Mazatlan, Sinaloa; San Mateo and Ventosa Bay, Oaxaca; Lake of Duefias, 
Guatemala; off Pernambuco, Brazil).—Finuey, Condor, ix, 1907, 97, in text 
(Lower Klamath and Tule lakes, s. Oregon, breeding).—Roserrs, in Wilcox’s 
Hist. Becker Co., Minn., 1907, 162 (breeding).—Linron, Condor, x, 1908, 
196 (Buena Vista Lake, Kern Co., California, May, June).—Gotpman, 
Condor, x, 1908, 201 (Tulare Co., California, June).—GRrinNELL (J.), Pacific 
Coast Avif., no. 11, 1915, 24 (California range; breeding at Eagle Lake, 
Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, etc.; wintering sparingly north to Santa Cruz 
and Stockton). 
[Sterna] forstert Gray, Hand-list, iii, 1871, 118, no. 11026.—Scuarer and Satvin, 
Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 147.—SHarre, Hand-list, i, 1899, 184.—ForBrEs 
and Rosinson; Bull. Liverp. Mus., ii, no. 2, 1899, 54 (Cobbs Island, Vir- 
ginia). 
S[terna] forsteri Ripaway, Bull. Essex Inst., vii, 1875, 16 (Truckee Valley, 
Nevada, breeding), 23 (Sink of Humboldt River, breeding), 31 (Great Salt 
Lake, Utah, breeding); Ann. Lyc. N. Y., x, 1874, 391 (Illinois); Man. N. 
Am. Birds, 1887, 42.—Netson, Bull. Essex Inst., viii, 1876, 147 (n. e. Illinois, 
breeding; habits; descr. nest and eggs). —Couzs, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 
1884, 763.—_Scort, Auk, iv, 1887, 274, 278, in text (w. coast Florida, May). 
[Sterna] Jorsterit Coves, Key N. Am. Birds, 1872, 321. 
Sterna havelli AupuBoN, Birds Am., fol. ed., 1838, pl. 409, fig. 1 (Louisiana, 
‘opposite New Orleans-—youne): Orn. Bioe:, v, 1839, 122.—LAWRENCE, 
in Baird, Rep. Pacific R. R. Surv., ix, 1858, 861—Barrp, Cat. N. Am. 
Birds, 1859, no. 686.—Couss, Proc. Ac..Nat. Sci. Phila., 1862, 543 
(monogr.).—Brewster, Am. Nat., vi, 1872, 306 (Ipswich Beach, Massachu- 
setts, Sept., 1870). © 
S[terna] havelli Gray, Gen. Birds, iii, 1846, 659. 
[Sterna] havelli Gray, Hand-list, iii, 1871, 118, no. 11028. 
Sterna havellii AupusBon, Synopsis, 1839, 318; Birds Am., 8vo. ed., vii, 1844, 
103, pl. 434. 
Gelochelidon havelli Borg, Isis, 1844, 187. 
[Gelochelidon] havelli Bonaparte, Compt. Rend., xlii, 1856, 772. 
STERNA HIRUNDO Linnezus. 
COMMON TERN. 
Adults in summer (sexes alike).—Pileum and nape, including upper 
half of lores, uniform black; rest of upper parts pale neutral gray, 
the edge of wing, tips of secondaries, lower part of rump, upper tail- 
coverts, and greater part of tail immaculate pure white; under parts 
of body uniform pallid neutral gray to grayish white, fading into 
