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58. Larus atricilla Linnaeus — Laughing Gull. 



A rare summer visitant, straggling up the Mississippi valley from 

 the Gulf coast, where it breeds. Recorded by E. W. Powell, from 

 Alda, in July, 1880, and by L. Skow, from Omaha. 



59. Larus franklinii Swainson and Richardson — Franklin Gull. 



An abundant migrant, passing in large numbers from the middle 

 of April to the end of May, and again in October. May be found 

 in the state during the entire summer, but not known to breed. 



60. Larus Philadelphia (Ord) — Bonapakte Gull. 



An uncommon migrant, breeding north of the United States. The 

 only records for this gull are from Salt lake, west of Lincoln, where it 

 has been taken a number of times — on Oct. 28, 1895; Nov. 3, 1896; 

 May 6, 1899; Sept. 29, 1900. 



62. Xema sabinii (Sabine) — Sabine Gull. 



Rare winter visitant. An immature specimen of this northern gull 

 was captured from a flock circling about an electric light at Beatrice, 

 Sept. 2, 1899, by Swenk, and a little later, on the 30th of the same 

 month, another specimen, also immature, was shot at Salt lake, near 

 Lincoln, by M. A. Carriker, Jr. The latter specimen is now in the 

 University collection. This gull has generally been considered quite 

 rare, but it has been taken a number of times in Colorado and once in 

 Kansas, and may prove commoner than is generally believed. 



64. Sterna caspia Pallas — Caspian Tern. 



Our only record is of a specimen shot at Salt lake, near Lincoln, 

 May 5, 1893, by F. L. Riser, and now in the Wesleyan University 

 collection. Though its breeding range would include our state, it is 

 probably only a migrant here. The Royal Tern, 65. Sterna maxima 

 Boddaert, though a southern breeder.wanders in summer up the Missis- 

 sippi valley even to the Great Lakes, so is likely to occur in our state 

 as a straggler. 



69. *Sterna forsteri Nuttall — Forster Tern. 



A very common migrant over the state, and breeds abundantly 

 throughout the lake region of Cherry county, but not recorded breed- 

 ing elsewhere in Nebraska. Arrives about the middle of April and 

 departs early in October. 



70. Sterna hirundo Linnaeus — Common Tern. 



A rare migrant. Has been taken at Omaha, West Point, and Lincoln, 

 at the latter locality several times. It has been taken in Kansas and 

 Wyoming also. Aughey does not record this species, but he does the 

 Arctic Tern, 71. Sterna paradisoea Bruennich, of which he states that 

 a few were seen in Dixon county in May, 1866. But as the specimens 

 are not stated to have been shot and as paradisoea is so similar to 

 hirundo, which he does not mention, the chances for a misidentifica- 

 tion are too great to warrant the continued inclusion of paradisoea 



