BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA, 495 
Carolina (Pimlico Sound), western Pennsylvania (Cedar Point, Erie 
County), northern Ohio, southern Ontario (Point Pelee and adjacent 
islands in Lake Erie), northeastern Illinois (Cook County), Michigan 
(Charity Island and other islands in Lake Michigan north of lat. 
44°), Manitoba (Lake Winnipeg, etc.), and southern Saskatchewan, 
and Alberta (Alix); also on coast of Texas and Louisiana, on island of 
Bonaire, Dutch West Indies, and, formerly, in Bermudas; occa- 
sional during migration in British Columbia (Comox, 2 specimens, 
Sept. 24, 1903; west coast Vancouver Island), California (common 
migrant along coast), Arizona (San Pedro, Sept. 3, 1872), Colorado 
(New Windsor, May 14, 1908), and other parts of the interior; 
migrating to Bahamas (Abaco), Jamaica, Grenada, Venezuela 
(Cumané), Panama (Gattin Lake, June 9 and Dec. 3), Cayenne, 
Brazil (Bahia), etc.; in Hastern Hemisphere breeding in temperate 
portions of Europe and Asia, migrating southward to southern 
Africa, India, Ceylon, etc. 
[Sterna] hirundo Linnavus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, i, 1758, 187 (Sweden); ed. 12, i, 
1766, 227.—Gmeuin, Syst. Nat., i, pt. ii, 1789, 606.—Latuam, Index Orn., 
ii, 1790, 807.—Covrs, Key N. Am. Birds, 1872, 320.—Cory, List Birds 
West Ind., 1885, and revised ed., 1886, 33 (Bahamas). 
Sterna hirundo BoppaErt, Tabl. Pl. Enl., 1783, 57 (Pl. Enl., pl. 987).—Bucu- 
sTeIN, Naturg. Deutschl., 1791, -828.—Temmincx, Cat. Syst., 1807, 184; 
Man. d’Orn., 1815, 481; ii, 1820, 740; iv, 1840, 458.—Mryer and Wo r, 
Taschenb., ii, 1810, 459.—Witson, Am. Orn., vii, 1813, 76, pl. 60, fig. 1.— 
Kocu, Syst. baier. Zool., 1816, 366.—Lzacu, Syst. Cat. Mam., etc., Brit. 
Mus., 1816, 41.—Niusson, Orn. Suec., 1817, 156.—Viem.ot, Nouv. Dict. 
d’Hist. Nat., xxxii, 1819, 172; Faune Frang¢., Ois., 1828, 401.—Borz, Isis, 
1822, 563, 882.—Breum, Beitr. Vogelk., iii, 1822, 678; Lehrb., 1824, 688; Vg. 
Deutschl., 1831, 781. —StTEPHEns, Shaw’s Gan: Zool., xiii, pt. 1, 1825, 150.— 
Bowapanrn, Ann. Lyc. N. Y., ii, 1828, 354; Geog. and ‘Coo: Tie 1838, 61.— 
WERNER, Atlas, Palmipédes, 1828, pl. 6. Frmerng, Brit. Anim., 1828, 143.— 
Kavp, Natiirl. Syst., 1829, 26.—Lzsson, Traité d’Orn., 1831, 621.—Sav1,jOrn. 
Tosc., iii, 1831, 85.—Jarpinz, ed. Wilson’s Am. Orn., ii, 1832, 368.—SELBy, 
Brit. Birds, ii, 1833, 468, pl. 90, fig. 1.—Nutraut, Man. Orn. U..8. and Can., 
Water Birds, 1834, 271.—Jenyns, Man. Brit. Vertebr., 1835, 266.—Goutn, 
Locality. Wing. | Tail. eS se Tarsus. Miatle 
MALES. 
Six adult males from Hurope.............22222 cee e eee eee e eee 268.7 | 154 36.2 19.2 17.2 
Ten adult males from coast of Virginia...................----- 263.7 | 145.8 37.7 19.2 17.3 
FEMALES. 
Seven adult females from Europe (6) and Syria (1)............ 262.4) 142.9 35.7 18.6 16.9 
Ten adult females from coast of Virginia (9) and District of 
Colin bia) szictoicisiers-cersictewtalecite teasensdoeewiennueeececneae 254.4 | 150.1 35.7 19.2 17.1 
