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have seen them in great numbers. I have two 
specimens in my collection. 
Sterna Fuliginosa.— Gin. 
Sooty Tern. 
Common on the Keys of Florida and the Tor- 
tugas, where it breeds in large numbers. I 
have two specimens in my collection. 
Sterna Alranca.— Wis, 
Marsh Tern. 
I found it on the Seven-Mile Beach, New Jer- 
sey, breeding in company with several other 
species. Eggs four, laid on the bare sand. 
Sterna MWilsont—Bonap. 
Wilson’s Tern. 
Very abundant along the Jersey coast, where 
it breeds. Found on the Delaware some sea- 
sons, and west to Lake Erie. Exvvs four. Lays 
on the bare sand of the sand hills, or dry flats 
on the seashore, where the tide cannot reach 
them. 
Sterna borsteri —Nutt. 
Forster’s Tern. 
Not common. Found on the shore of New 
Jersey in company with S. [17/soni7, west to lowa. 
Sterna Paradisea— Bruun. 
Roseate Tern. 
Found along the coast from Virginia to New 
Jersey. Not common. 
